K9 Kozmo – Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Handler – Officer Mike Kramer

Yarmouth Police announce the passing of K9 Kozmo

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of K9 Kozmo from the Yarmouth Police Department. K9 Kozmo, a German Shepard, began his career with the Yarmouth Police Department in 2009 and retired in 2015. K9 Kozmo was involved in several major cases which ranged from missing/endangered persons searches to the apprehension of dangerous felons. K9 Kozmo was involved in the capture of an armed robbery suspect in 2014. K9 Kozmo and his handler, Officer Mike Kramer, tracked the suspect from Route 28 to a neighborhood in South Yarmouth where the suspect was located and taken into custody. K9 Kozmo was an asset to the Police Department and proudly served the Town of Yarmouth. K9 Kozmo will be greatly missed by all. K9 Kozmo had been living with his handler and family after he retired from the force. RIP Koz

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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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