K9 Uganda – Perkins Township, Ohio

Died 12/4/16
Handler – Sgt. Marty Curran

Perkins Township police K-9 passes away after surgery

She laid her life on the line each time she was called to duty. Now, her only job is to rest in peace, as her admirers honor her memory. Perkins Township police K-9 Uganda passed away early Sunday morning. Around 12:30 this morning, K9 Uganda passed away due to complications from her injury. An autopsy was performed early this morning and it seems a blood clot let loose and caused her death.” Uganda had been injured during a training exercise last week. She was rushed to Med-Vet in Columbus, where she underwent surgery for a flipped stomach. She had been released Saturday and was expected to make a full recovery before her untimely death. During her time with the Perkins Township Police Department since 2011, Uganda made countless drug seizures, tracked missing persons and assisted in criminal arrests. She was beloved by everyone, according to her department, and made regular appearances at area schools. But most of all, she was adored by her handler, Sgt. Marty Curran, with whom she was inseparable, the department said. “They didn’t just work together, they did everything together. Sgt. Curran’s dedication to the department and to the K9 program is tremendous. It showed every day just by watching the two of them together.” Rest in peace, Uganda.

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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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