K9 Brutus – Gloucester Township, New Jersey

Died – 9/16/15
Handler – Cpl. James Kaelin

Gloucester Township police mourn loss of retired K9
Police in the township are mourning the death of a K9 who worked for the department for more than eight years before retiring in July. A Gloucester Township police Nixle community alert sent Wednesday afternoon said K9 Brutus, a 9-year-old German Shepherd, died as he was living out his years as a family pet for Sgt. James Kaelin. Brutus worked alongside Kaelin since 2007, tracking down narcotics, criminals, clearing buildings and performing other duties. “Our condolences are extended to the Sgt. Kaelin and his family, as well as our gratitude for the service of K-9 Brutus as a member of the Gloucester Township Police Family,” a post on the police’s Facebook page stated. Brutus was Kaelin’s second partner, as the officer has worked with a K9 since the department’s K9 unit began in 1999, with his first partner being K9 Atos.

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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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