K9 Cairo – Cocoa, Florida

Died – 7/17/19
Handler – Officer Delos Santos

Cocoa Police K9 Cairo passed away

A K9 with the Cocoa Police Department passed away this week. Police said that K9 Cairo passed away on Wednesday. He was a 12-year-old Belgian Malinois. He passed away from natural causes. They said that K9 Cairo joined the Cocoa Police Department in 2011. He served as a state certified patrol dog and a member of the department’s SWAT team. Due to a hip injury, Cairo retired from the SWAT team in 2017. Due to his high drive and motivation, Cairo then became a police dog. During his career, Cairo reportedly made the Cocoa Police Department countless arrests, building searches, tracks, and high risks warrants. “Cairo was a great SWAT dog and was the perfect partner for Brian,” said Lt. Tony Marchica who oversees the department’s K9 Unit. “He hit hard and had a lot of drive to work. He served the city well.” K9 Cairo stayed with Officer Delos Santos after retirement and became the family’s beloved pet.

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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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