K9 Arco – Orange County, California

Died – 1/12/19
Handler – Deputy Kyle Sheek

Orange County Sheriff’s K9 deputy Arco, 4, dies suddenly

K9 deputy Arco died suddenly on Saturday night, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced. Trained in patrol, narcotics and suspect and evidence searches, Arco, 4 years old, served the sheriff’s department for the past three years, said Sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun.He was involved in some major busts.“He worked in all areas of Orange County and deployed with Swat, Air support and harbor patrol,” the sheriff’s department said in its post, which includes a slideshow tribute to Arco in various scenarios.“In his career he assisted with locating over a half a million dollars of currency, 250 pounds of marijuana, 350 pounds of methamphetamine, 70 pounds of heroin and helped to take numerous drug dealers of the street,” the post said. “Arco had over 70 suspect surrenders and 5 apprehensions.” A Facebook post from April 2017 shows Arco sporting goggles for his helicopter hoist-rescue practice with the sheriff’s aviation support unit.He also was a crowd pleaser, performing in numerous public demonstrations in front of thousands of spectators.A Dutch shepherd, he was imported from Europe, Braun said. Arco was with the department as Deputy Kyle Sheek’s partner since February of 2016.

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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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