K9 Awol – Marshalltown, Iowa

Died – 8/13/19
Handler – Sergeant Ruopp

Retired Police K-9 dies at age 13 in Marshalltown

The Marshalltown Police Department announcing today the death of retired Police K-9, Awol. He was 13 years old. Awol was a member of the police force from 2007 until his retirement in 2013. During K-9 Awol’s career, he was credited with seizing $1,043,680 in narcotics, including Methamphetamine, Heroin, Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Ice and Marijuana, as well as $113,169 in cash seizures. Awol had a long list of accomplishments during his time at the agency. Some of his notable accomplishments include: 37 – Criminal Apprehensions, 66 – Building Searches both Interior and Exterior,,29 – Suspect Tracks/Trailing, 78 – Perimeter Prevention Assists for Patrol Officers13 – Article Searches, 18 – Area Searches for Suspects, 50 – Alarm Response Calls, 326 – Narcotics Searches (Vehicles, Residences, Schools, Areas) , 50 – K9 Demonstrations in Marshalltown and surrounding communities., 5 – State of Iowa United States Police Canine Association Patrol Certifications, 1 Tracking Certification. 6 – State of Iowa United States Police Canine Association Narcotics Detection Certifications, 1st Place in several of these certifications. 1 – National United States Police Canine Association Narcotics Certification, placed 4th overall nationally. Multiple Awards for Case of the Quarter; both at the National and State Levels.Multiple Awards in the following categories: Obedience, Apprehension & Box Search.

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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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