K9 Jako – North Las Vegas, Nevada

Died – 7/1/20
Handler – K9 Sgt Paul Manteufel & K9 Officer Mike Farage

North Las Vegas police announce death of K9 officer due to health complications

The North Las Vegas Police Department on Wednesday announced the death of one of its K9 officers due to health complications. According to a social media post from the department, K9 officer Jako, a Belgian Malinois, was laid to rest due to health complications. The department listed his end of watch date as July 1. NLVPD said K9 officer Jako was born on June 30, 2014. The agency said K9 officer Jako was credited with apprehending numerous suspects and locating important articles of evidence from crime scenes. According to NLVPD, K9 officer Jako began to show significant signs of pain and discomfort around the area of his neck.”On July 1, Jako had an MRI performed which revealed a large tumor in his spine,” NLVPD said. The veterinarian treating K9 officer Jako recommended euthanization due to spinal cord cancer and the complexity of the tumor, police said. K9 officer Jako was humanely euthanized prior to anesthetic recovery, according to NLVPD. Memorial services for NLVPD K9 officer Jako will be held on Thursday, July 9. He will “forever and always be remembered as a good boy,” NLVPD said.

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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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