K9 Deek – LaGrange, Georgia

Died – 8/1/16
Handler – Officer Joshua Clower

LaGrange police mourning death of K-9 officer

The LaGrange Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its K-9 officers. K-9 Deek died Monday, Deek had been battling several medical issues for the past few weeks. Deek was with the department for eight years. “This is a huge loss to our department, to the K9 Unit and especially to his partner Officer Clower. Deek was not only a loyal partner to Clower but also a beloved member of his family,” the post said. We so appreciate the public support we have continued to receive from our great community over this last month. But today we are asking for your thoughts and prayers for our department as we have suffered a loss of one of our own. Our K9 Deek lost his fight today with medical issues that he had been battling for several weeks. Deek had served with this department faithfully since 2008. This is a huge loss to our department, to the K9 Unit and especially to his partner Officer Clower. Deek was not only a loyal partner to Clower but also a beloved member of his family.

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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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