K9 Kazan – Murrieta, California

Handler – Sgt. Jay Elliott

Murrieta Department Mourns Passing of K9 Officer Kazan

Elliott and Kazan worked as a team until Kazan’s retirement in 2019. “During his career Kazan worked hard for the citizens of Murrieta and took part in the apprehension and arrest of numerous suspects,” a department spokesperson said over social media. Kazan was second to none in narcotics detection and was frequently called upon by allied agencies to assist with narcotics searches. “He was instrumental in locating narcotics all across Southern California,” the department reported. He also was adept at doing demonstrations of the K-9 cops for local Murrieta businesses and schools. He also competed annually at the Murrieta K-9 trials, which draws officers from across the state. “K-9 Kazan was a loyal partner and a faithful servant to the citizens of Murrieta,” the department said in their announcement. “K-9 Kazan will be missed by all.”

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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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