K9 Champ – Kansas City, Missouri

Died – 2/15/23
Handler – Officer James Muhlbauer

Officer James Muhlbauer of the Kansas City Police Department was killed in a car accident along with his K9 Champ on 2/15/23 while on duty after a vehicle crashed into the K9 handler’s patrol unit. The accident happened at approximately 10:15 p.m. near the area of Benton Blvd. and Truman Road. A vehicle smashed into the police cruiser, then one or both vehicles subsequently struck a pedestrian who was also killed walking nearby. The police K9 and the pedestrian died at the scene, while the officer was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the striking automobile suffered unspecified minor injuries. The person was taken into custody for questioning. K9 Champ had been in service for about one year. Muhlbauer was a 20-year police veteran and had been a K9 handler for the past three years. Muhlbauer was married and a father of a son.

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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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