K9 Riley – Hillsboro, Oregon

Died – 11/9/17

Retired Hillsboro K-9 dies, police say goodbye

A dog who served the Hillsboro Police Department for nearly six years has died, officers reported Thursday. K-9 Riley passed away Nov. 9 with his partner by his side at Dove Lewis Animal Hospital. Riley, a mix breed Terrier, was 15 years old and had retired from the police department three years earlier. After his last day of work, Riley lived out his golden years with his partner. He had a Chihuahua friend and long naps, long walks and playing with his ball were daily occurrences, according to police. Riley is remembered as a “pound puppy turned police narcotics detection canine.” He was originally adopted from the Humane Society in La Grande and first worked for a police department in Washington state, Hillsboro police said. Riley was trained to detect several drug odors, including heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, crack cocaine and black tar heroin. While serving as a K-9, Riley located drugs or items contaminated with the odor of drugs, hundreds if not thousands of times, police said. “A dog known for his love of barking and food, Riley will forever be remembered as one of Hillsboro Police Department’s best canines!” police said.

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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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