K9 Jori – Holyoke, Massachusetts

Died – 6/30/23
Handler – Officer Ryan Tabb

Memorial held for Holyoke Police K9 Jori

A memorial was held in honor of Holyoke Police K9 Jori who passed away after a sudden illness. K9 Jori, a German Shepard mix, joined the Holyoke Police Force in 2013. His handler, Officer Ryan Tabb worked with Jori to help track and identify missing or wanted persons, performed many article searches, and aided in the detection of drugs and firearms.In 2015, Jori was stabbed by a robbery suspect which required several staples to close the wounds on his back. A Holyoke man who stabbed Jori was sentenced to three years in prison. After his recovery, he returned alongside his partner, Officer Tabb, and was awarded the Medal of Merit from the Massachusetts Police Association for his bravery.On June 30th, Jori passed away at home after a sudden brief illness. A ceremony was held for K9 Jori as he was laid to rest with full police honors. On June 30th, Jori passed away at home after a sudden brief illness. A ceremony was held for K9 Jori as he was laid to rest with full police honors.

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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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