K9 Turbo – Kennesaw, Georgia

Died – 6/17/21
Officer Josh Hale

Kennesaw K9 takes last ride after eight years of service to his city

After eight years of service to the Kennesaw Police Department, K9 Turbo has died. Spokespeople with Kennesaw police say that recently Turbo’s quality of life has deteriorated faster than they would have expected. They say he has been complaining about his legs hurting to the point it has been difficult for him to stand. As his condition worsens and medication does not seem to help, officers have had to make the most difficult decision to put him down. Thursday afternoon, Turbo took his final ride from Adams Park to Kennesaw Mountain Veterinary Services. In a Facebook post commemorating Turbo, police officials said “he was always eager to work to find drugs, to track the ones that thought they could run and hide from him and to help find the children that might have wondered away.” They add that Turbo loved visiting schools and meeting residents out at city events. Turbo’s Instagram made one final post that was captioned “I’ve served my time and done what I was born to do, protect the citizens of Kennesaw and surrounding cities. It is time for me to finally rest my old bones. I will be enjoying my last day with my most favorite actives and favorite toys. Today will be my best day. I have had the time of my life!”

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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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