K9 Brynmore – Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Died – 7/27/18
Handler – Constable Fahraad Ishmael

Suspect kills police dog by throwing under moving truck

A Pietermaritzburg police dog handler was “very traumatised” on Friday after a suspect he and colleagues were apprehending grabbed his dog and threw him in front of a passing truck, killing him. “The handler has been getting counselling,” Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Oberholzer, commander of the Dog Unit in the provincial capital, said. He added that Constable Fahraad Ishmael and colleagues had been on the trot since 6pm on Thursday and he was also very tired and had gone home to rest. His dog, a German shepherd named Brynmore, was three years old. Friday morning’s incident happened when the Stock Theft Unit asked for help from the K9 unit after a vehicle they later discovered contained cattle carcasses attempted to knock over a policeman. “The vehicle then started driving on the wrong side of the (Johannesburg-bound) N3, then came back on to an ordinary road where there was a shoot-out,” said Oberholzer. “The suspects began to flee. One grabbed the dog (Brynmore) as he was about to bite him and threw him in front of a truck. “Other dogs were released and they got him.” Oberholzer added that unlicensed firearms were found underneath the carcasses. One suspect was killed during the incident, said police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele. Two were taken to hospital under arrest. “Charges of attempted murder and an inquest docket were opened for investigation. The case dockets were transferred to the Organised Crime Unit for further investigation,” Mbele said.

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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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