K9 Aries – Springfield, Missouri

Died 4/26/21
Handler – Officer Tom Spence

Retired Springfield Police K9 passes away

A retired 12-year-old Springfield Police K9 Officer passed away and was laid to rest. Aries served the police department for five years before retiring on September 9, 2016, due to long-term ailments. During his five-year career with Springfield Police Department, he made substantial contributions with approximately 764 deployments, located 23 suspects, and made 71 narcotic discoveries. Aries also help the department with 80 arrests. During his retirement, Aries lived with his handler, Officer Tom Spence, and the Spence family. Aries led a peaceful life where he enjoyed relaxing with his family, exploring outside, and watching the kids play. Aries was laid to rest on Tuesday, May 4, at Lakeland Pet Cemetery’s Police Service Dogs area.

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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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