K9 Erin – Kane County, Illinois

Handler – Sgt. Nick Wolf 

Kane sheriff’s department mourns death of retired bloodhound

Erin, a bloodhound who served the Kane County sheriff’s office for a decade, has died. The retired dog was 13 years old. “We mourn the loss of K-9 Erin, who under the guidance of her handler Sgt. Nick Wolf, served the county and its residents with honor and distinction,” Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog said in a statement. “We will always be indebted to her for the profound impact she made serving our communities.” Erin was certified in trailing and tracking individuals. Sgt. Nick Wolf said in a statement that there was no single incident that stood out in his memory because there were so many. “There have been countless examples over the years and many of the incidents didn’t make the press as we were always very sensitive to everyone involved,” Wolf said. “She was there at the absolute peak of a crisis such as when we prevented suicides and also helped to give families closure when we recovered the bodies of missing loved ones. Without the dog, those people would have never been found.” She also searched for people suspected of committing crimes, including finding one suspect hiding underneath a porch.

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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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