K9 Rizzo – Lyon County, Iowa

Died – 2/18/22

Handler – Munneke

 

Lyon County K-9 passes away after nearly 6 years serving the community

 

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says their K-9, Rizzo, passed away last Friday. According to the sheriff’s Facebook page, Rizzo died on Feb. 18 after nearly six years serving Lyon County. Rizzo started her career at the northwest Iowa sheriff’s office in March 2016. Her last shift was on Feb. 17. The sheriff’s office says throughout Rizzo’s career she had over 220 calls for service, resulting in multiple pounds of marijuana and methamphetamine being seized. She was also responsible for the seizure of about $11,500 in drug forfeiture funds. Rizzo also won several awards in her career. One of which was placing 7th overall at the United States Police Canine Association Nationals in 2019. “When K-9 Rizzo wasn’t doing her assignment, she was often up to mischievous work around the office, like eating unattended food and knocking over the office Christmas tree. Rizzo you were a huge asset to Lyon County and will be greatly missed.”

 

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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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