K9 Eddie – Warminster, Pennsylvania

Died 2/17/21
Handler – Officer Gin

Warminster Police Remember Canine Officer, Eddie

Police in Warminster Township are honoring a former canine officer who was laid to rest last week. Eddie, who turned 13 years old on Christmas Eve, was born in the Czech Republic and purchased by Warminster Police on Sept. 8, 2009. He completed patrol training with the Philadelphia Police K9 unit in January 2010 and completed explosive-detection training in June of that year. Eddie would go on to serve for the better part of a decade, retiring from duty in October 2018. During that time, he performed many searches and evidence discoveries and helped with explosives detection sweeps, including during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in 2016. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, Eddie’s longtime partner, Officer Gin, took him to his final vet appointment at BluePearl Pet Hospital (formerly CARES) in Langhorne. “K9 Eddie will always be remembered as a loyal and valiant member of the Warminster Township Police Department,” police said in a written statement.

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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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