K9 Lily – Stallings, North Carolina

Died – 1/21/24
Handler – Officer Josh Smith

Stallings Police Department K9 dies from cancer

Stallings Police Department is mourning the loss of K9 Lily who died Monday night of cancer, the department announced.K9 Lily served the police department from Nov. 18 to Jan. 2024. During that time she was assigned to patrol, transferred to the criminal investigation division and attached to Homeland Security as a Task Force Officer.“K9 Lily wasn’t only a police dog, she was also part of a family and was loved by everyone,” Stallings PD said. “She had a nose like no other and I could always count on her to brighten my day by playing tug with her in the office.During K9 Lily’s career, she’s seized more than $1.8, more than 800 pounds of marijuana, 22 pounds of cocaine and two pounds of fentanyl.Stallings PD says she was part of multiple awards, including:

• National Interdiction Motivated and Dedicated Award
• National Interdiction Investigative Team of the Year
• NC Attorney General Excellence in the Pursuit of Justice
• Also recognized by the National Bulk Cash Smuggling Center for dismantling the money laundering of transnational criminal organizations

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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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