K9 Raizi – Owensboro, Kentucky

Died – 3/31/19
Handler – Officer Chris Watkins

K-9 Raizi passes away

The Owensboro Police Department is mourning the loss of K-9 Raizi, who succumbed to work related injuries on March 31st, 2019. K-9 Raizi served the residents of Owensboro for nearly 10 years on patrol and was integral in helping to keep our streets safe. K-9 Raizi and his handler, Officer Chris Watkins, were responsible for hundreds of felony apprehensions and played a large role in preventing drugs from entering our community. Two of Raizi’s largest drug seizures were 5 kilograms of methamphetamine and a second seizure of over 60 pounds of marijuana. Raizi was requested to assist other local, state, and federal agencies on numerous occasions and has assisted in seizing over a million dollars in property and money over the course of his career.
While K-9 Raizi was focused primarily on patrol and drug interdiction, he served as an ambassador for our Department and the citizens of Owensboro by frequently taking part in public demonstrations and other community focused events. K-9 Raizi will be deeply missed by the officers of the Owensboro Police Department.

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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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