K9 Bolo – Maryville, Tennessee

Died 1/15/19
Handler – Officer Porter

Former Maryville Police K9 dies

The Maryville community is saying goodbye to former K9 BOLO. According to a Facebook post from the Maryville Small Animal Medical Center, BOLO, a patient at the center passed away. The post reads:Today, our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Porter, his family and the Maryville Police Department. K9 BOLO was a patient of ours for many years and a few years ago, she retired from active duty to live out her life with her handler, Officer Porter and his family. We are sad to report that K9 BOLO has passed away. Our hearts go out to all the officers who were there with her today. As most of us know, it’s never easy to say goodbye to a furry friend. K9 BOLO was more than that to the officers, her family and our community and will be greatly missed. BOLO came to the Maryville Police Department in the spring of 2008 after first serving with the Metro Dade K-9 Services, and was trained in criminal apprehension, narcotics, obedience, agility, search, and handler protection.

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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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