K9 Berry – Hendersonville, North Carolina

Died – 12/11/17
Handler – Captain Chris LeRoy

Retired Hendersonville K-9 officer dies

A mountain police department is mourning the loss of a retired K-9 officer. The Hendersonville Police Department announced on Monday that K-9 Berry had died. It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of K9 Barry. K9 Barry was 16 years old. K9 Barry served with Captain Chris LeRoy at the Polk County Sheriff’s from 2000-2002 before joining the Hendersonville Police Department in 2002. K9 Barry served with Captain LeRoy at the police department from 2002-2005. K9 Barry had many successful drug arrests and tracked many fugitives. After retiring, K9 Barry continued to protect Captain LeRoy and his family and enjoyed playing with his favorite Kong toy. K9 Barry will always be remembered. Rest easy Barry, we’ll take it from here.

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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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