K9 Ace – Western Australia

Died – 3/30/24
Handler – Constable Jayden Elphick

Hero police dog Ace dies on duty aged five

A hero police dog has died in the line of duty, aged five.Ace, a Belgian Malinois working for Western Australia Police, suffered a medical episode while working on Saturday and died.The brave pooch helped catch several dangerous criminals since joining the police in November 2021, working alongside his handler Constable Jayden Elphick. ‘They had an incredible bond and worked hard to keep our community safe,’ WA Police said.’PD Ace was a dedicated and hardworking member of the police force. ‘He will be greatly missed.’Constable Elphick spoke to WA Police’s Persons of Interest podcast in February and spoke of Ace as being his ‘best mate’ and a ‘very good boy’. ‘He’s very very well trained, and over the years we have developed a great bond with each other,’ he said.’He is a beautiful boy but he knows how to turn it on when he needs to turn it on.’He’s very hairy, but he’s also very cute.’

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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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