Horry County, South Carolina

Died 9/14/21

Handler – Sgt. Miller 

Horry County police K-9 Josie passes away following medical emergency

The Horry County Police Department is remembering one of its four-legged officers who suddenly passed away. HCPD Bloodhound Josie died on Sept. 14 after experiencing an unpreventable medical emergency, according to the police department. “She crossed the rainbow bridge in the safety of her kennel at home with her family,” HCPD said in a social media post. Josie joined the department in 2018 just days before Hurricane Florence hit. The police department said that she was a “ray of puppy sunshine” during the long days that followed after the storm.  She spent a year in training before she hit the streets with her handler, Sgt. Miller. Josie was a tracker for two years and also took part in school visits and special events.

 

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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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