K9 Boris – Rhode Island State Police

Died 10/27/16
Handler – Cpl. Erik Yanyar

The Rhode Island State Police are mourning one of their K-9 officers. The state police announced that K-9 Boris passed away Thursday. Boris was 10 years old. The German shepherd was handled by Cpl. Erik Yanyar and served from 2007 to 2016. Boris specialized in patrol service, narcotics detection and article searching. The department also said the pair was active in investigation involving the Division’s Patrol Bureau and Detective Bureau along with assisting local and federal law enforcement agencies. The department said the duo was involved in several high-profile cases that resulted in the arrest of “numerous offenders and the seizure of umpteen kilograms of illicit narcotics, firearms and U.S. currency.” State police concluded the post by saying K-9 Boris was hard-working and loyal to Yanyar and will be missed by many.

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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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