K9 Gibson – Rockland County, New York

Handler – Detective John Squillini

K9 Mourned By Rockland Sheriff’s Office

It is with deep regret that the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office announces the passing of retired K9 Gibson, who was the devoted and loyal partner of Detective John Squillini. Faced with a serious medical condition, Detective Squillini had to make the very difficult decision that many K9 handlers have had to face, in the best interest of their partners. K9 Gibson, a yellow Labrador retriever, was a graduate of the Connecticut State Police and worked as an explosives detector canine for eight years and retired from service in 2016. The team of Det. Squillini and K9 Gibson conducted numerous explosive detection searches to include schools, government offices, businesses, Homeland Security sweeps, and searches in support of the U.S. Secret Service for Presidential visits to the County and outside counties. K9 Gibson was a loyal, trusted partner and friend and will not only be missed by Det. Squillini but by all the members of the Squillini family and fellow officers at the department.

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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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