K9 Jeru – Queensland, Australia

Died 9/2/17

Police dog killed during training exercise

Queensland police have lost one of their finest serving four-legged members during a training exercise south of Brisbane last night. Serving Police Dog (PD) Jeru died after being hit by a car while training in an alleyway off the Pacific Motorway Service Rd, Springwood at about 9.15pm. Police said Jeru had just completed an exercise when he ran past his handler towards the police car at the entrance of the alleyway in order to jump back into his enclosure. As he ran around the front of the police car and onto the roadway he was hit by a passing car that was unable to avoid him. He was rushed to a nearby vet but later passed away. Police said the senior constable who handled Jeru was “very experienced” and is “devastated by the loss of his dog”. “The QPS takes the safety and wellbeing of all police dogs very seriously and see them as valued members of the police family,” police said. The State Capability Coordinator (Dog Squad) will conduct a review into the circumstances of the incident.

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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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