K9 Rambo – La Porte, Indiana

Died – 3/15/19
Handler – Specialist Matt Drangmeister

La Porte police, community mourn the loss of service dog Rambo after fight with cancer

It is with profound sadness that the La Porte Police Department announces the passing of Police Service Dog Rambo “Bo” on Friday, March 15, 2019, after a courageous battle with lymphoma cancer. Rambo served the department for 5 years as a dual-purpose narcotics and patrol utility canine. Rambo, a German Shepherd Dog/Belgian Malinois mix, was born in the country of Belgium in 2012. He was acquired by the department in 2013 from Shallow Creek Kennels in Pennsylvania, and was assigned to handler La Porte Police Specialist Matt Drangmeister. The duo trained with Midwest K9 and was certified through the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers and hit the streets of La Porte in late December 2013. During Rambo’s law enforcement career he completed 446 vehicle free-air sniffs resulting in 88 drug arrests. He also had 9 criminal apprehensions, recovered both discarded stolen property and evidence on several occasions. The La Porte Police Department would like to thank the community for the generous outpouring of love and support shown to Rambo during his lifetime, along with their support for the department’s K9 Program. We’d also like to acknowledge the following for the exceptional care and generosity extended to Rambo and all of our K9’s on a continuing basis;
• New Prairie Small Animal Clinic – Rolling Prairie
• Pet Supplies Plus – La Porte
• Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital – West Lafayette
• Mr. Bob Stowell, President and CEO of Aero Metals – La Porte
Lastly, but most importantly, we thank Specialist Matt Drangmeister and his wife, Patty, for providing Rambo a devoted and loving home.

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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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