K9 Durak – Newburgh, New York

Died 7/24/24
Handler – Officer Thompson

K9 Durak Has Passed Away

The Town of Newburgh Police Department has shared that a K9 in their department has passed away.On July 24th, 2024 the Town of Newburgh Police Department wrote on social media “It is with an extremely heavy heart that the Town of Newburgh PD shares the passing of Police K9 Durak.”K9 Durak was a Belgain Malinois and German Sheperd mix, originally from the Netherlands. He started his watch in Newburgh back in September of 2019 and “proudly served” with his handler Officer Thompson as a Patrol and Explosive Detection K9.The pup is described as a loyal and fearless partner during his time with the Town of Newburgh Police Department. Back on July 21st, members of the police department gathered for K9 Durak’s send off. Sadly, K9 Durak passed the day before his 7th birthday which would have been July 22nd, 2024. The Town of Newburgh Police Department goes on to write:K9 Durak you will be greatly missed by us all. Thank you for dedicated service to the Town of Newburgh Community. May you rest in peace. On K9 Durak’s first day on patrol with his handler Officer Thompson, they assisted in an attempted robbery arrest.According to a press release from The Town of Newburgh Police Department on October 10th 2020, a man pulled a gun on a woman at a New York State Thruway rest stop and took her money.The suspect and his accomplice left the scene and hit the woman with their car. The 2 were later apprehended on Quaker Street when Officer Thompson and K9 Durak arrived on the scene. K9 Durak searched a “lengthy area on Quaker Street” along with Officer Thompson and were able to recover the weapon used, which ended up being a stolen handgun.

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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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