K9 Axle – Cobb County, Georgia

Died – 10/6/21

Handler – Officer Johnson

Cobb County K9 dies after 7 years of service

A Cobb County K9 has died from a “medical issue.” K9 Axle joined the Cobb County Police Department in January 2014 and served on a narcotics unit with Officer Johnson. Officials say Axle died Wednesday morning. The police department said that Axle was deployed 600 times to search for narcotics, violent suspects and other evidence. They say he found 29 suspects that were on the run, found 277 pounds of drugs with a street value of $1.3 million and $100,000 in money dealers made from selling drugs. He served the police department honorably. Please keep Officer Johnson, his family and the K9 Unit in your prayers.

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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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