K9 Cody – Woodway, Texas

Handler – Officer Miller

Woodway police mourning death of K9 officer Cody

With heavy hearts on Monday the Woodway Police Department announced the death of K9 Officer Cody after a battle with cancer.Cody’s career with Woodway police started in 2019, “and in just three short years, he exceeded all of our expectations,” the department said.During his short, but productive, career Cody conducted more than 300 searches resulting in the seizure of more than five pounds of marijuana, 29.5 grams of meth, four grams of liquid THC, 27.6 grams of cocaine, and 4.4 grams of heroin, the department said.“Thanks to Cody, officers were also able to seize more than 100 items of property,” police said.As KWTX reported in late 2019, Cody arrived at the department to replace K-9 Officer Gerry, who passed as a result of natural causes.Cody’s handler, Woodway Police Officer Miller, and the K-9′s beloved Kong toy were with him when he passed Monday morning.The department thanked the South Bosque Veterinary Clinic for its time, effort, and continued care of Woodway’s K-9 officers.“Rest easy, Cody, we’ll take it from here,” the department said in its tribute on social media.

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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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