K9 Dano – Brookhaven, Georgia

Handler – Officer David Fikes

Brookhaven police mourning the death of retired K-9 credited with hundreds of arrests

Brookhaven police recently announced the death of a retired K-9 officer that worked for the department for more than six years.The K-9 officer, Dano, came from a long line of working police dogs, according to the department. Dano began working with the Brookhaven police during the inception of its canine program in July 2014.Dano retired from duty in August 2020 due to declining health issues, the department said. The department said Dano was credited with hundreds of arrests that would not have been made without him. He seized illegal narcotics worth $4,737,262.00 and over $860,719.00 in cash. He also contributed to the seizure of firearms and vehicles from drug traffickers. In October 2016, Dano’s ability to track human odor led to the immediate arrest of a murder suspect. In less than 30 minutes from the time of the murder, Dano had found the suspect hiding in the woods. The subject pled guilty in court and was sentenced to life plus 144 years to serve. Different law enforcement agencies in Johns Creek, Atlanta, Dunwoody, and Chamblee relied on Dano to track down narcotics, thanks to his tracking ability. Eventually, federal agencies such as the DEA & Homeland Security also began requesting his assistance. The department said Dano’s impact on its canine program will last forever.

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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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