K9 Judge – Milford, Connecticut

Died 4/12/16
Handler – Officer Matt Lima

CPWDA is sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Judge who was partnered with Detective Matt Lima of the Milford Police Department. In 2006 Officer Lima and K9 Judge were the winners of the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial Canine Award and were also the 1st Runner- Up of the award in 2008. Officer Lima began his Law Enforcement career in 1998 with the City of Milford Police Department. In 2004 he was selected to be a member of the departments regional Special Response Team which covers four cities. His K-9 career began in 2005 upon graduating from the 115th Connecticut State Police Patrol Dog Training Troop with his partner “Judge”. In 2007 the team graduated from the 126th Connecticut State Police Narcotics Dog Training Troop. Officer Lima had attended numerous K-9 courses in the areas of Patrol Dog Training, Narcotics Detection, and SWAT Dog Training. In addition, the duo had competed in several state and national police K-9 team competitions throughout the country. Officer Lima served as the Trustee on the Executive Board of the United States Police Canine Association, Region 7. Officer Lima was elected C.P.W.D.A. Vice-President of Western Region in 2013 and had been a member of C.P.W.D.A. since 2005. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Lima family during this difficult time.

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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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