K9 Chase – Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Died – 1/15/16
1st Handler – Clint Spade
2nd handler – Officer Cesar Lopez

Fitchburg Police Department remembers K9 Chase

The Fitchburg Police Department is remembering one of their most beloved members. They say K9 Chase died on Sunday. The German Shepherd retired last January after nearly 8 years of service. Chase lived to be 10 years old. He began his career with the Fitchburg Police Department with handler Clint Spade in 2008. In January 2010, Officer Cesar Lopez was partnered with Chase and the duo forged a remarkable bond. Chase served with Officer Lopez until his retirement in 2016 when he became a family pet of Officer Lopez. The police department thanks the Fitchburg community for their continued support, as well as all of those individuals and businesses who helped raise over $60,000 to bring Chase to the department. A memorial service is being planned and details will be released later.

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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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