K9 Jukie – Ipswich, England

‘She will be missed’ – sudden death of popular Ipswich police dog

Police dog Jukie joined Suffolk and Norfolk Constabularies in 2016, serving mainly in the Ipswich area under two handlers. But on Sunday, August 18 the Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies’ Joint Dog Section Tweeted that its sadness that Jukie, a German Shepherd, had “passed away suddenly overnight”. The team added on Twitter: “PD Jukie joined us in 2016, she served mainly in the #Ipswich area with her now retired handler and current handler. She will be missed and was an asset to the team.” Police dogs are used to assist officers with a variety of tasks, such as tracking and searching for criminals and looking for discarded items. They are also used to help arrest suspects and take part in a range of public order operations, while some have specialist training to be able to sniff our drugs, cash, explosives or firearms. The dogs live with their handlers and generally serve for about seven years.

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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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