K9 Reeta – Kalaburagi, India

Police bid emotional farewell to canine Reeta

The police paid an emotional farewell to Reeta, a dog, that passed away here. The dog which belonged to the Kalaburagi District Police Dog Squad was a crucial part of several operations and criminal investigation.Superintendent of Police Adduru Srinivasalu paid his last respects to the most trusted canine and expressed that Reeta’s passing deeply affected the police force, especially the canine unit, with many officers visibly moved by its loss.Reeta, a German Shepherd, was born on June 8, 2014. It was trained for eight months at the City Armed Reserve Training Center at Adugodi in Bengaluru. Reeta played an instrumental role in several important cases.In the last 11 years, the canine was involved in investigating 600 cases in the district and 300 cases in the city limits. It successfully helped solve 80 cases.Reeta was part of an investigation in a PoCSO Act case in Aland taluk in 2022. The canine also helped in finding a missing woman in the Station Bazaar Police limits in 2023.Reeta bagged the first place for the best police duty and also all-rounder in performance in North-Eastern Karnataka level for three years during 2016, 2017 and 2018.It stood second in State-level police duty in 2016 and 2018 and was selected for the national-level.

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Submitted By Jim Cortina

James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
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