K9 Bullet – Chatham, Georgia

Died 12/18/23
Handler(s): Lt Ralph Salas & Deputy Tim Capps

Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Mourns Retired K9 Bullet

“Today, the members of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office mourn the loss of retired Officer K-9 Bullet, who passed away peacefully this afternoon companied by his family.K9 Bullet was a 13-year-old Black Lab certified in Explosives Detection work throughout his career.He became a member of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office in Feb. 2014. He began his formal K9 Training in 2011 with the US Marine Corps and has completed many hours of training. K9 Bullet loved playing in the water, chewing on his toys, and training days. Cpl. Bullet successfully located and took over 100 guns off the streets of Chatham County. Cpl. Bullet performed up to the expected average work expectancy of working canines and was officially retired on February 7, 2018.After retirement, K9 Bullet went to live with one of our previous handlers, Cpl. S. Davis’ parents where he resided in the Atlanta area until he moved back to Savannah a few years ago.K-9 Bullet, Rest in Peace. We have the watch from here.”

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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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