K9 Hunter – Montgomery County, Maryland

Died – 8/7/15
Handler – Officer Dominic Raysick

County Mourns Police Dog Hunter’s Death

Residents are joining with Montgomery County Police to mourn the death of the department’s K9 Hunter, who died of cancer recently. The seven-year-old German shepherd was diagnosed with terminal cancer in July, and was euthanized on Aug. 7. Hunter was paired with Officer Dominic Raysick; the duo completed basic patrol school in March of 2009 and a year later,were certified as a narcotic-detection team. During their six-and-a-half year partnership, K9 Hunter and Raysick helped with 650 searches for suspects and evidence and located narcotics more tan 165 times. They apprehended over 144 suspects and located several missing persons.

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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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