K9 Aron – Troy, New York

Died 2/2/19
Handler – Officer Rob Smith

Beloved Troy police K-9 dies

The City of Troy PBA is mourning the loss of retired police canine Aron. K9 Aron passed away peacefully on Saturday February 2nd 2019. K9 Aron began his career in September, 2007 with Officer Rob Smith, attending basic patrol/tracking school and explosive detection school with Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office and the Syracuse Police Department. K9 Aron has served the city faithfully for 10 years. K9 Aron has been an essential part of the department assisting with numerous explosive searches and sweeps, tracking missing and wanted persons, apprehending suspects and protecting his partner – Officer R. Smith. Not only was this K9 team essential to our department but they provided K9 support to neighboring jurisdictions as well.
Some highlights include:
Assisting with the dignitary protection and explosive sweeps for President Trump at the TU center in 2016. Following the terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon in 2014, Boston Police Department requested numerous resources from around the region to assist in the explosive sweeps for the 2015 marathon; and K9 Aron answered that call. In 2010 our K9 team assisted the FBI JTTF out of Albany with a complex domestic terrorism case, and again K9 Aron’s service was without hesitation. September 2009 brought President Obama to HVCC, and K9 Aron and Officer Smith coordinated with multiple federal and local agencies to provide a safe trip for the President of the United States of America.
K9 Aron was responsible for apprehending nearly 100 violent offenders over his career. One in particular, K9 Aron responded to the call without hesitation and once again proved his strong bond with his partner. Patrol officers responded to South Troy for the report of a male with a handgun, when officers got on scene this male fled on foot. K9 Aron responded to the call and quickly joined the pursuit, ultimately chasing the suspect to keep his partner and other officer’s safe as the suspect was still running with the handgun. K9 Aron cornered and apprehended the suspect in an alleyway bringing a very dangerous and volatile situation under control. The suspect finally succumbed to officers commands and was taken into custody. Without K9 Aron one can only imagine what the outcome may have been.
K9 Aron also loves to show his abilities to community groups and students during the numerous demonstrations he conducted throughout his career. K9 Aron’s signature move was to find the person in the group who wasn’t paying enough attention to him and lean his entire body weight into their legs and wait for them to pet him! Police K9’s give all they have every day, without a paycheck striving for praise and to please their human partners. K9’s and their handlers spend a lot of time together both working and training.The bond developed is inexpressible. After his retirement in 2017, K9 Aron lived out his remaining years enjoying life at home with his handler Robert Smith.
As K9 Aron crosses over the rainbow bridge he will be greatly missed by his family and members of the Troy PBA.

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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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