K9 Aren – Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Died 1/31/16
Handler – Officer Brian O’Malley

Person Shot, K9 Officer Stabbed & Killed

Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a police K-9 was stabbed to death and a suspect shot during a foot pursuit on a transit busway. Spokesman Jim Ritchie of the Port Authority of Allegheny County said the pursuit began Sunday afternoon at a transit station in Wilkinsburg just outside the city of Pittsburgh. He said authority and police officers chased the suspect along the transit busway that leads from downtown Pittsburgh into the city’s eastern suburbs. Ritchie said that during the pursuit, the suspect stabbed the Port Authority K-9 Aren. K9 Aren was rushed to a nearby veterinary hospital with multiple stab wounds. County police say Aren died after being transported. He said police officers shot the suspect. Ritchie said the suspect’s condition wasn’t immediately available and he didn’t know what prompted the pursuit. Neighbors on Whitney Avenue said they saw a man walking around the neighborhood. They said police located the man and ordered him to stop, but the man didn’t comply. A neighbor reported hearing a tear being discharged, then gunshots seconds later. Port Authority, Edgewood, and Wilkinsburg police were on the scene, along with Allegheny County homicide detectives, who are handling the investigation.

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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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