K9 Bosco – Cranston, Rhode Island

Handler – Officer Gregg Bruno

Cranston police mourn K-9 officer Bosco

K-9 Officer Bosco of the Cranston Police Department has died. Bosco, who served on the force from April 2008 until his retirement in 2015, will be laid to rest Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. He will receive an escort to Final Gift Cremations in Cranston, where there will be a viewing for family and friends at 2 p.m. “K-9 Bosco was the loyal partner of handler Officer Gregg Bruno,” police wrote on Facebook. “K-9 Bosco’s biggest contribution was the thousands of lives he touched while visiting schools and other civic functions where children proudly wore their ‘I met Bosco today’ stickers. He will be sadly missed.” Police also posted a video in honor of Bosco, which included photos of the “inseparable” K-9 duo. “This amazing team touched the lives of countless people and put smiles on the faces of kids of all ages, all while performing the exhausting duties of a police dog and handler (and) helping to keep the City of Cranston safe,” police noted. “Rest easy, Bosco.” While Bosco passed away on Saturday, the Cranston K-9 unit on Tuesday received a $31,000 grant from the Rhode Island House of Representatives, sponsored by Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and the City of Cranston. According to police, the funds will be used to help purchase a 2016 Ford Expedition to transport the city’s three K-9s. The SUV will be driven by Officer Shane O’Donnell and his partner, Blesk. During a check presentation, Mattiello was joined by Mayor Allan Fung, Chief Michael Winquist, Maj. Todd Patalano, along with members of the K-9 unit, including the police dogs. “We would like to thank the members of government who made this possible,” police said. “It is very much appreciated.”

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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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