K9 Zeke – Ranger, Texas

Died – 8/15/16

K9 Officer Zeke passed away inside police vehicle

The City of Ranger’s K9 Officer Zeke passed away Monday morning after he was found unresponsive inside a police vehicle. Ranger Chief of Police Larry Watson Jr. confirmed this information but additional details surrounding Zeke’s death cannot be release pending an investigation. Zeke was pronounced dead at a veterinary clinic in Eastland around 10:30 a.m. Chief Watson says Texas A&M is performing an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Chief Watson declined to comment when asked if there was any pending disciplinary action connected to Zeke’s passing. However, he did say the Texas Rangers, the Eastland County District’s Attorney’s Office, and Internal Affairs are conducting a review of the incident. Zeke joined the Ranger police force earlier this year after he was retired from the Abilene Police Department. Ranger citizens gathered donations to help purchase Zeke for their police department. Chief Watson says the City of Ranger paid half the bill to purchase Zeke, but the citizen donations paid for the other have.

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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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