K9 Ryker – Royal Oak, Michigan

Handler – Officer Rich Chipman

Royal Oak police announce death of retired K9 officer

The 11-year-old dog named Ryker started with the department in 2012 and was partnered with Officer Rich Chipman. Ryker accomplished many tasks when he was with the department. “During their first night in service together, Officer Chipman and K9 Ryker tracked a subject wanted for homicide out of Detroit,” said the Royal Oak Police Department in a Facebook post. “During his remaining time, K9 Ryker assisted with the capture of multiple wanted felony suspects and helped locate a suicidal subject who was suffering from a mental health crisis. One of K9 Ryker’s biggest busts was discovering 14 kilos of heroin and over one million dollars in ill-gotten cash while assisting an area law enforcement agency.”In addition, Ryker and Chipman attended many community events, including block parties, school events and book reading events at the Royal Oak Public Library. According to Royal Oak police, Ryker lived with Chipman and his family after he retired in 2019.Ryker was honored after he passed away by Royal Oak police and authorities from other agencies in the Metro Detroit area.

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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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