K9 Rocky – Randolph County, North Carolina

Died – 3/21/20
Handler – Sgt. J. Brown

RCSO announces death of retired K-9

A retired Randolph County Sheriff’s Office K-9 passed away Saturday. On Sunday, the sheriff’s office announced that Rocky died with his partner and family by his side. In a social media post honoring Rocky, the sheriff’s office shared that Rocky “served with distinction and had an excellent career for many years as a Randolph County Sheriff’s Office search K-9.” Rocky began his career in 2009 with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office when he was donated by the NC Department of Correction. During his career, Rocky found many missing children, elderly persons and suspects. He held a national certification through the North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA) for trailing/tracking. Rocky’s skills were well known in multiple counties and were used in Chatham, Moore and Montgomery counties. Rocky retired in 2015 and continued to live out his retirement with his partner, Sgt. J. Brown, and family.

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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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