K9 Cade – Hendrick’s County, Indiana

Died 7/6/18
Handler – Deputy Chandler
Handler – Deputy – Caffee

Ind. K-9 dies after overheating while tracking suspect

Police at an Indiana sheriff’s office are mourning the loss of one of their own after a K-9 died. The Hendrick’s County Sheriff’s Office announced the passing of K-9 Cade Friday, Cade was tracking a suspect Tuesday when he started to develop symptoms related to the extreme heat. The sheriff’s office said Cade was taken to a veterinarian and transferred to another facility after being stabilized. Authorities said the K-9’s condition got worse overnight and he was unable to recover. Cade died on July 4th, the sheriff’s office said. “K9 Cade was a dearly loved member of our community and will be sorely missed by many. K9 Cade will be especially missed by Deputies Chandler and Caffee, both of which were handlers of Cade through his tragically short career with the Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office,” the sheriff’s office said. Cade had been working with the department since on Oct. 1, 2014. The department said he was deployed nearly 400 times, and was credited along with his handler for saving the life of a man experiencing a medical crisis. “Thank you, K9 Cade, for your years of service you provided to the citizens of Hendricks County and great memories you gave to us all,” the sheriff’s office said.

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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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