K9 Ari – Monmouth, New Jersey

Handler – Officer Jay Aretino

Monmouth County Sheriff’s K9 Dies

On Monday, a funeral was held in Tinton Falls for a former police dog that worked with the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office.The police K-9 that died is Ari, beloved partner of retired sheriff’s officer Jay Aretino. The dog died at the age of 14.Ari was a German Shepherd that specialized in narcotics detection. K-9 Ari and Sheriff’s officer Aretino worked together for ten and half years before both retired in 2021: Throughout the course of their work, the man-dog team seized large sums of cash from numerous drug investigations. They also located a significant amount of narcotics including heroin, cocaine and marijuana. Ari was a familiar face throughout Monmouth County as he and Aretino conducted K-9 demos at schools, community events and large gatherings throughout the year.“The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office is extremely saddened over the passing of K-9 Ari who was an exceptional and loyal member of our K-9 unit,” said Sheriff Shaun Golden. “Ari was a valuable asset in promoting law enforcement, maintaining public safety and combating the proliferation of drugs in Monmouth County. We are grateful to Ari for his service. He will be missed.” On Monday, police dogs and their handlers from across the area lined up outside of Garden State Veterinary Specialists Animal Hospital in Tinton Falls, where Ari was provided with the proper send-off.Currently, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office presently consists of eight sheriff’s officers and ten K9s. There are three tracking teams, three narcotics teams, two explosive detection teams and two explosive/ patrol teams.

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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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