K9 Kaos – Union, Ohio

Died 11/26/24
Handler – Officer Perkins

Union Township Police Department mourning loss of K9 officer Kaos

The Union Township Police Department in Clermont County is mourning the loss of one of its K9 officers.The department posted to social media Tuesday night, saying Kaos, who served with the department for almost nine years, died Tuesday after he developed a cancerous tumor.Police said Kaos died peacefully on Tuesday with his handler, Officer Perkins, by his side.”Our hearts are heavy and we are incredibly saddened to announce the passing of Kaos. His health took an unexpected turn this evening and he went peacefully with his handler by his side. Please keep Kaos’ handler, Officer Perkins, his family, and rest of Kaos’ brothers and sisters here at UTPD in your thoughts and prayers. We will miss him dearly and appreciate his 8.5 years of dedicated service to our community and department,” Union Township Police said on Facebook.The department also thanked Seven Hills Pet Clinic for caring for Kaos while he battled cancer.

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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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