K9 Echo – Taylorville, Illinois

Handler – Officer Ben Toberman

Taylorville Police Department mourns the passing of retired K9

It is with a heavy heart to announce one of our own has passed away. Echo started with the Taylorville Police Department with K9 Officer Evert Nation in 2007. She worked alongside Ofc. Nation until he took a promotion to Detective and then was placed with K9 Officer Ben Toberman. She retired from service in 2018. During her career she assisted many different agencies throughout multiple counties. She performed many K9 demos for the community at festivities and for all 5th graders who were in the D.A.R.E program which later became known as the “Too Good for Drugs” classes. From day one to the very last day she was ready for work and excited to hop right up in her kennel in the squad. If you could say she had a hobby it would be swimming, she loved to swim. She was loved by all, especially by both handlers family members. She will be missed, R.I.P. Echo.

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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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