K9 – Ni-Taas, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Died – 9/6/22
Handler – Ranger Steve Sanocki

Park Rangers’ K-9 Dies Of Cancer

The Bucks County Rangers’ four-legged officer has died. K-9 Ni-Taas, whose handler was Ranger Steve Sanocki, died last Tuesday after a several months-long battle with cancer. Ni-Taas was 7 years old. Lastmonth at the Middletown Grange Fair in Wrightstown Township, Sanocki and Ni-Taas were greeting fairgoers at the county government’s tent.Sanocki and Ni-Taas joined the rangers, who patrols county park property, in August 2020 after both retired from the Bristol Township Police Department.Bucks County Chief Ranger Steve Mawhinney told LevittownNow.com the passing of Ni-Taas is a loss for the agency. He called the four-legged officer “lovable, kind, and friendly.”“ K-9 Ni-Taas will be missed by all. Our thoughts go out to his partner Park Ranger Sanocki and his family. Rest In Peace Ni-Taas,” Bristol Township officials said in a statement. Ni-Taas means “my friend” in the indigenous Lenape language. During his time with the rangers, Ni-Taas responded to many calls at county parks, assisted surrounding police departments, and acted as a goodwill ambassador for the rangers, a small agency with a big mandate. Last year, he took part in a bomb search in Middletown Township.Ni-Taas was the ranger’s only K-9 unit.

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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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