K9 Nox – Sarasota, Florida

Handler – Deputy Ryan McBride

Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Nox Dies

With a heavy heart, Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman announces the death of K-9 Nox, who died unexpectedly last week due to a medical episode. K-9 Nox, a Belgian Malinois, was born in Poland on April 12, 2014. Following his arrival in the United States, he began working with his handler, Deputy Ryan McBride, in May 2015. His devotion to duty was evident in his performance, as was his reputation, and will undoubtedly leave a lasting imprint on our agency. In his eight-year career, K-9 Nox had over 1,900 deployments, resulting in over 50 criminal and civil apprehensions. On multiple occasions, he and Deputy McBride were selected internally by the K-9 Unit as the Handler and K-9 of the Year due largely to their successful working and off-duty relationship.Additionally, in partnership with the Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit, K-9 Nox was awarded the 27th Annual Teledyne FLIR Vision “Fang” Award for a criminal apprehension in the inter-coastal waterway. “Knowing there is no bond quite like the one shared between a law enforcement officer and their faithful K-9 partner, it is difficult to find words that clearly express our grief. We at SCSO appreciate your thoughts and prayers for the McBride family and our agency as we process this heartbreaking loss,” said SCSO.

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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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