K9 Chico – Derry Township, New Jersey

Handler – Sgt. Tony Clements

Retired Derry Township Police K9 Officer Chico has died, department says

Retired Derry Township Police Department K9 Officer Chico has died, the police department announced Tuesday. Chico served with the Derry Township police force from 2008 until his retirement last year, the department said in a memorial post on its Facebook page. He and his handler, Sgt. Tony Clements, were trained and certified through Castle’s K9 and North American Police Work Dog Association. In addition to his duties with the police force, Chico was “very instrumental in the community engagement component of our department, and met many kids and adults within and outside of our community over the years,” the department’s post said. “Our thoughts are with Sergeant Clements and his family at this time of loss. Rest easy, Chico,” the post concluded.

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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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