K9 Sniper – DeKalb, Georgia

Died 1/1/23
Handler – Sgt. T.J. DeVoie

DeKalb Police mourn death of K-9 officer

The DeKalb County Police Department’s bomb squad is mourning the loss of one of its explosive detection canines. K-9 Sniper died on Jan. 1 after a battle with lymphoma. Sniper began working with the department in 2014 and served his entire career with his handler, Sgt. T.J. DeVoie, the department said in a tweet.The team of DeVoie and Sniper did 360 deployments, including bomb squad and SWAT activations, sterility sweeps, and special events. They completed 35 public demonstrations and recovered five weapons during their service together. “Sergeant DeVoie and K-9 Sniper’s service has included conducting explosive sterility sweeps for the following dignitaries: DeKalb Board of Commission meetings, DeKalb CEO inaugurations, United States Presidents Carter, Clinton, G.W. Bush, H.W. Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden, vice presidents, secretaries of state, several attorney generals, directors for the FBI and CIA, chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff, several members of Congress, several foreign dignitaries including presidents, prime ministers and heads of state,” the tweet said.The pair also participated in regional events like the Super Bowl, NCAA tournaments, the college football national championship, Atlanta sporting events, the Peachtree Road Race, the PDK airshow and university graduations.

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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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