K9 Bobby – South Windsor, Connecticut

Died – 3/8/20
Handler – Officer Tina Mazzoccoli

K-9 Bobby passed away at home after a short battle with cancer. K-9 Bobby was 13 years old. K-9 Bobby was acquired by the South Windsor Police Department in 2008 under Chief Gary Tyler and together they attended with 136th Connecticut State Police Canine Training Troop as the department’s fourth canine team. K-9 Bobby was handled by Officer Tina Mazzoccoli #174 (now retired). K-9 Bobby learned and excelled at such tasks as tracking, evidence recovery, handler protection, and criminal apprehension. In 2010 both went back to the state police and certified in Narcotics Detection; one of his most notable finds was a small bag of cocaine tucked away in a bodega in Hartford. Each year in service, together they competed against 35-40 other teams across the state in the Connecticut Canine Olympics where he was awarded Top Obedience in 2010 and 2012 and Top Apprehension in 2011. What a good boy! K-9 Bobby also participated in dozens of meet-and-greets with various youth groups, elderly groups, and town events.

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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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