K9 Emmy – Richland, South Carolina

Died – 7/23/24
Handler – Lt. Gavin Walmsley

Richland County K9 passes away

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) announced the passing of K9 Emmy who has served as a community relations dog for years.K9 Emmy passed away on Tuesday at the age of 10.Deputies said Emy and her partner Lt. Gavin Walmsley visited elementary schools, churches, businesses and community meetings. The K9 and its handler also made TV appearances as ambassadors for RCSD’s Annual Guardians of the Night K9 5K.The department posted the following regarding Emmy’s death: “Our hearts are shattered as we announce that our beloved K9 Emy passed away yesterday at the age of 10. Many of you will remember K9 Emy, as she served Richland County for several years as our community relations dog. Emy and her partner Lt. Gavin Walmsley made many visits to elementary schools, churches, businesses, community meetings and even TV appearances as ambassadors for our Annual Guardians of the Night K9 5K. Based on her size and demeanor, most people never believed that in addition to her community relations job, Emy was also a full service patrol dog certified in criminal apprehension, tracking, and article search. Please keep Lt. Walmsley, his family, this Department, and all who loved K9 Emy in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn the loss of this very special, very good girl.”

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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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