K9 Bandit – Weymouth, Massachusetts

Died 10/23/19
Handler – Officer Steven Murphy

Weymouth mourns death of retired police dog Bandit

A retired Weymouth police dog who served with the department for six years has died. Bandit, a German shepherd who joined the department in 2011, was euthanized Wednesday morning, according to the department. He was 9½ years old. Hundreds of people left comments on Facebook offering condolences to Bandit’s partner, Officer Steven Murphy, after his death was announced Wednesday. Many shared stories of meeting of meeting Bandit and thanked him for his service. Bandit was donated to Weymouth Police by the Weymouth Rotary in 2011. He worked and lived with Officer Murphy while serving with the department. Bandit retired due to illness in November 2017 and lived at home with Officer Murphy and his family.

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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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