K9 Ace – Lebanon, Tennessee

Died – 1/2/23
Handler – Officer Richard Clark

Retired Lebanon K9 passes away

The Lebanon Police Department lost another beloved member of its department after K9 Ace had passed away Monday. Ace passed away with his partner Officer Richard Clark by his side.Lebanon Police said Ace served with the department from 2015 to 2022 as an explosives detection and tracking K9.Ace worked many events including the US Senate Debate, 2019 NFL Draft and numerous top tier concerts and conventions. Lebanon PD said Ace was a staple at the Wilson County/Tennessee State Fair and countless other community events in and around Lebanon.Ace was able to enjoy his final days retired at home with the Clark family.“K9 Ace will be greatly missed and we want to share our prayers and well wishes to the Clark family during this time,” LPD said in a tweet. Another K9 with the Lebanon Police Department, Luke, also passed away recently. His death was announced a little less than two weeks ago on Dec. 22.

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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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