K9 Knight – East Noble, Indiana

Died – 2/20/22

Handler – Sgt. John Dixon

East Noble school resource K-9 Knight dies

Knight, the Kendallville K-9 officer partnered with East Noble school resource officer Sgt. John Dixon, died unexpectedly on Sunday. Knight, a black Labrador Retriever, had been working with Dixon primarily in East Noble buildings since September 2011, the Kendallville Police Department announced on its Facebook page Tuesday. Knight had received specialized K-9 training over his life to sniff out both narcotics and gunpowder for use in a school setting.“We regret to inform everyone about the loss of K9 Knight. Knight passed away unexpectedly on Sunday February 20, 2022. Canine handler, SRO Sgt. John Dixon was assigned to Knight in July of 2011,” the post states. “Over Knight’s career he searched 105,000 items which resulted in numerous criminal cases. Knight was loved by all who knew him. Please keep Sgt. Dixon and his family in your thoughts and prayers.” Dixon has worked as East Noble school resource officer for more than a decade now. He started on a part-time basis in 2007 before it grew into a full time role assisting with security at the schools, assisting administrators and networking and supporting students and staff. Dixon has worked out East Noble High School but represents the full East Noble district. Dixon was recognized as the 2018 Indiana School Resource Officer of the Year for his work at East Noble, along with his K-9 partner. Knight was one of three K-9 units employed by Kendallville after the city added two other dogs to the force in early 2020. Frodo, a Springer Spaniel works alongside Sgt. Justin Beall, while Bobi, a Golden Retriever/Labrador mix has been working with Officer Robert Kline. The city’s K-9 units have been attributed with improving the city’s drug enforcement, with the Kendallville Police Department seeing a large increase in new drug cases in 2021 on behalf of officers patrolling aggressively and sniffing dogs helping alert to the presence of narcotics.

 

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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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