K9 Halas – Polk, Florida

1st Handler – Deputy Sheriff Jennifer Davis
2nd Handler -Deputy Sheriff Robert Bryant

Polk County authorities mourn loss of K-9 Halas

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Haines City Police Department are mourning the loss of retired K-9 Halas, who “faithfully served this county at two different agencies.” “We are so sad today to tell you that one of our K-9 heroes, Halas, who well and faithfully served this county at two different agencies has crossed the Rainbow Bridge,” a Facebook post from the two agencies said.K-9 Halas began his career with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in 2011 as an 11-month-old puppy. There, he was partnered with Deputy Sheriff Jennifer Davis until she was promoted to Sergeant in 2015. Halas then became Deputy Sheriff Robert Bryant’s partner until he took Halas with him to the Haines City Police Department in 2018.Halas finally retired in 2020 at the age of 12. The agencies said Halas was a dual-purpose German Shepherd who worked in narcotics detection and apprehension. “He was a phenomenal tracking machine,” Robert Bryant said, “We were shot at, had knives pulled on us, and on several occasions, bad guys tried to drown him. But we always came out on top.”

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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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