K9 Cero – Oneida County, New York

Handler – Deputy Jason Osika

Beloved K9 with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department named Cero has died

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Oneida County Sheriff’s Office K9 Cero, (Retired recently). K9 Cero was Deputy Jason Osika’s long time partner that was well trained in patrol work as well as explosive detection.Over the course of his career, K9 Cero and Deputy Osika assisted with hundreds of explosive sweeps for this agency as well as other agencies that requested his assistance. Cero was a key part of the security plans for some of our area’s major events such as the Boilermaker Road Race, America’s Greatest Heart Run, and the Ride for Missing & Exploited Children. K9 Cero was also an exceptional tracking canine and along with Deputy Osika, the team located several lost children, elderly people, hunters, and criminal suspects actively fleeing crime scenes. Deputy Osika and K9 Cero were partners for almost 10 years and he will be greatly missed by Deputy Osika & his family along with the members of the Sheriff’s Office.

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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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