K9 Djambo – Kanawha, West Virginia

Handler – , Sgt. Lyons

Kanawha County law enforcement officers mourn loss of retired K-9 Djambo

Kanawha County law enforcement officers are mourning the loss of a retired K-9 officer.K-9 Djambo served the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office for eight years prior to his 2022 retirement.”With great sadness, we say goodbye to our beloved Djambo as he crosses the rainbow bridge,” a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his handler and partner, Sgt. Lyons. Djambo was a loyal and dedicated deputy and will be greatly missed.”Sgt. C.D. Lyons began working with Djambo in 2014, kicking off a career that led to the discovery of 33 illegal firearms, more than $500,000 in drug seizures, more than $50,000 in currency and the apprehension of 20 suspects.The K-9 worked with every police department in the county, along with West Virginia State Police, the University of Charleston, West Virginia Yeager International Airport, the U.S. Postal Service and the FBI.

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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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