K9 Ares – Orangeville, Canada

Died – 1/8/16
Handler – Const. Tom Dellelce

Police mourn ‘valuable member’ of force’s death

Whether it was finding illicit drugs, missing persons or recovering stolen property, Ares was always willing to help Orangeville police sniff around. Now, police officers in Orangeville are mourning the death of the nine-year member of its canine unit. On Friday (Jan. 8), police reported Ares had died due to a medical condition. “We are saddened by the loss of Ares, a valuable member of our police service,” police chief Wayne Kalinski said in a news release. Joining the police force in 2006, the 10-year-old German Shepherd was handled by Const. Tom Dellelce. According to police, the officer and dog team was a “great asset” to many Orangeville police investigations. During his time with Orangeville police, Ares had assisted officers in more than 200 investigations. Some of those have included missing persons cases, searches for illicit drugs, the recovery of stolen property as well as building and land searches. “He has been a tool that we have used in over 200 investigations,” said Orangeville police spokesperson Const. Scott Davis. “To me, that is a pretty productive asset.” A plaque honouring the memory of Ares was unveiled in the lobby of the Orangeville Police Service’s headquarters on Friday. The Orangeville Police Services Board has already approved the purchase of another canine. It’s anticipated that the canine team will be ready for duty by mid-summer. Until that time, Davis said the police force won’t have a canine available for duty. “If we required a canine, we would rely on contacting another police service to do that for us,” he 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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