K9 Merlin – Beverly Hills, California

Retired Police K9 Mourned by Beverly Hills P.D.

A retired Beverly Hills police dog who assisted in the seizure of more than $1 million in drug money over his career was remembered fondly by his department Wednesday after his death earlier this week. Merlin, who was 16 years and 9 months old, was the longest-living Beverly Hills Police Department K-9, according to BHPD Lt. Elisabeth Albanese. He was also the department’s first Belgian Malinois to be assigned and successfully used within the BHPD Canine Unit. Merlin served from 2005-2011. He “successfully detected numerous large amounts of narcotics” and “assisted in the seizure of well over $1 million dollars of U.S. currency involved in the narcotics trade,” Aolbanese said. Merlin was 16 years and 9 months old.

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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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