K9 Cindy – Greenwood, South Carolina

Died 3/17/23
Handler – Lieutenant Jason Budreau

Greenwood Police announce passing of retired K9 officer

It is with a profound sadness that we announce that one of our own. K-9 Cindy, has passed away.K-9 Cindy was a purebred black German Shepherd. She was born in the Netherlands on July 18, 2008. K-9 Cindy began her career with Greenwood Police Department in February of 2010 after receiving extensive training in narcotics detection and person/article location. K-9 Cindy was partnered with then Lieutenant Jason Budreau. In addition to assisting the police department with locating narcotics, firearms, and people, she also LOVED going to schools and meeting kids. She was always up for a good scratching behind the ears!K-9 Cindy retired because of health reasons on October 21, 2019, which we reported here on our social media. After retiring, K-9 Cindy lived with her handler’s family until her passing on Friday, March 17, 2023. The loss of a k-9 partner is like losing a member of your family; our sincerest condolences go out to the Budreau family. K-9 Cindy; rest easy, girl. We have the watch from here.

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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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