K9 Cash – Williamson County, Tennessee

Handler – Sgt. Brad Fann

Retired Williamson County Sheriff’s Office K9 Cash, was the faithful partner of Sgt. Brad Fann. K9 Cash was 14 years old. He passed away peacefully at home . K9 Cash was a German Shepherd that was trained in criminal apprehension, tracking, article searches and narcotics detection. During his years of service at the WCSO between 2008 and 2014, he assisted in a search that ended in the arrest of a murder suspect who was later convicted. He also assisted in several arrests that netted drugs, cash and arrests of drug dealers. He located a missing juvenile who was found unresponsive and suffering from mild hypothermia. K9 Cash was recognized nationally when he placed fifth overall in a K9 trial in Louisiana. He also brought home two other awards: third in agility and fifth in criminal apprehension. Sgt. Fann said K9 Cash was a true working dog. He said he and K9 Cash had a bond unparalleled by any other. In his words, “His greatest enjoyment in life was working and pleasing me. I can only hope I brought half as much enjoyment and pleasure to his life as he did mine.” K9 Cash lived with Sgt. Fann after his retirement.

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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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