K9 Stryker – Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Died 10/10/24
Handler – Sgt. Jonathan Reppert

Retired police K-9 dies after three-year career in Lancaster city

A retired Lancaster city police dog has died 11 days from his tenth birthday after a three-year career and five years as a house dog, according to the department. K9 Stryker was euthanized Thursday night because he was experiencing severe pain while walking, according to Lancaster police.Stryker was a Belgian Malinois and served the department from 2016 to 2019. He was trained in narcotics and patrol.Stryker was adopted by his handler, Sgt. Jonathan Reppert, and began having trouble walking over the past few months, according to the department. With guidance from Stryker’s vet, Reppert decided to put him down.Stryker’s death comes nearly eight months after retired K9 Zoltan died at 9 years old following a battle with cancer. There are currently four dogs on the K9 team. The most recent addition was 17-month-old purebred German Shepherd Mizo.

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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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