K9 Able – ATF – Texas

Died 1/5/19
Handler – SGT Randall Dockens

ATF K-9 dies after toxic substance exposure

K9 Able was trained in Explosive Detection and was assigned to the Dallas Field Division of ATF and worked with his Handler/Partner SGT Randall Dockens for five years service. K9 Able is credited with serving in the shooting deaths of five Dallas Police Officers in July 2016, the Austin Serial Bombings in March 2018 and the Sante Fe School Shooting In May 2018. He and SGT Dockens were a great team and also served in two Superbowls. Able was exposed to a bacteria that infected his kidney and bladder during explosives detection training. He subsequently became ill and his conditions worsened and he died a LODD on January 5, 2019 -10 days after the incident on his way in a private plane to a kidney specialist at Colorado State University Veterinary Climic. He is remembered as a “servant Warrior” and a valuable, loyal and faithful canine law enforcement officer who served in city state and federal agencies with honor and distinction.

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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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