K9 Goliath – Van Buren County, Michigan

Died – 1/10/16
Handler – Sergeant Tony Evans

Van Buren County police dog loses battle with cancer

A Van Buren County Sheriff’s police dog is being mourned after losing a battle with cancer. He had been diagnosed with cancer just two weeks before, according to the department.Goliath, who had been on the force for 10 years, died last weekend. Goliath was a full-blooded German Shepherd that was born in Czechoslovakia. He was brought to a training facility in Indiana just a few months after being born. He had been with the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office since April of 2005 and partnered with Sergeant Tony Evans.Goliath was certified in narcotics detection, tracking, area and building searches, suspect apprehension, evidence recovery, obedience and handler protection.The 12-year-old German Shepard and his handler, Sgt. Tony Evans, were credited with helping the department take drugs worth $1.25 million off the streets of Van Buren County. He also responded to around 1,200 service calls.

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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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