K9 Hunter – Urbana, Illinois

Died 10/24/19
1st Handler – Sgt. Jay Loschen (2008-2012)
2ND Handler – Sgt. Mike Cervantes (2012-2017)

Urbana PD mourns loss of K9 officer

It is with a heavy heart the Urbana Police Department had to say goodbye to one of their own Thursday. Mike Cervantes, a Sergeant and previous K9 handler, took his retired partner Hunter on one last squad car ride. Hunter, a black lab that was trained in narcotics detection, tracking, and article searches, served as an officer from 2008-2017. Hunter’s career was split between two handlers: Sgt. Jay Loschen 2008-2012 and Sgt. Mike Cervantes 2012-2017. Hunter enjoyed his well-deserved retirement with the Cervantes family. Please keep the Loschen and Cervantes families in your prayers, as well as the rest of the Urbana police family while they find peace during this sad time. Rest easy, Hunter.

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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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