K9 Vader – Redmond, Washington

Handler – Det. Sam Hovenden

Redmond K9 Vader Dies At 13

One of Redmond’s furriest has passed on to the big Marymoor dog park in the sky. Former police K9 Vader died over the weekend at age 13. Vader served as a K9 for seven years alongside Det. Sam Hovenden. When Vader retired in 2015, he became Hovenden’s family pet. He worked for the SWAT team and was able to track down suspects as well as sniff out drugs and other items. During his time on the force, Vader helped capture 176 suspects, and helped recover more than $2 million in drugs and cash. Vader loved to play with water bottles, according to police. He would often sneak up and steal bottles from officers while they weren’t paying attention. Rest in peace, Vader.

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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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