K9 Oli – Muskogee, Oklahoma

Died – 7/1/20
Handler – Officer Taylor Hignite

K9 Oli Dies During Training

A 4-year-old Muskogee Police Department police service dog has died, according to a release from Officer Lynn Hamlin. K9 officers were training on tracking in early July at the Muskogee Police Department range. After completing a short track, Officer Taylor Hignite put K9 Oli back in the air conditioned car, Muskogee Phoenix reported. A few minutes passed while the training track was debriefed, and Hignite went to check on Oli, who was unresponsive but breathing. They immediately started to revive him and take measures to cool him down not knowing if it was heat related. Officers then took Oli to the Tulsa Emergency Animal Hospital where the PSD was pronounced dead. It is undetermined if this was heat- or heart-related. Oli had been with the Muskogee Police Department since July 2018.

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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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