K9 Bak – Harford, Maryland

Handler – Senior Deputy Shawn Forton

Retired K9 Bak Dies After 9.5 Years With Harford Co. Sheriff’s Office

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of retired Harford County Sheriff’s Office K9 Bak. Bak served loyally alongside his handler Senior Deputy Shawn Forton from May of 2010 until December of 2019, and was assigned to the Harford County Detention Center as a dual-purpose patrol and narcotics detection K-9. Together with Senior Deputy Forton, Bak was part of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Patrol K-9 Class 1. During his service, he was responsible for 2 apprehensions of disorderly inmates and over 30 CDS recoveries, making him a valuable asset to our Agency and community.Bak will be deeply missed, not only by his handler and colleagues, but also by those he protected and served. He has left a lasting mark on the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, and we will forever be grateful for his dedicated service. Rest in peace, Bak.

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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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