K9 Dooley – Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville Co. Sheriff’s Office ‘hearts are broken’ after K-9′s death
Handler – Deputy Mike Derosa

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday afternoon that Dooley, a member of their K-9 unit, has died.In a Facebook post, the GCSO explained that “after 9 years of service to GCSO, our beautiful 13 year old Belgian Malinois/Shepherd mix, finally met the fight he couldn’t win. Cancer.”The post included a list of “the great things he did for Greenville County.
• 1,647 deployments
• 862 arrests made with his help
• Over 200 pounds of illegal drugs taken off the streets
• $850,000 seized from the sale of illegal drugs”
“At the advice of Veterinarian professionals, it was time to make the selfless choice to let him be pain free,” the GCSO said. “Our hearts are broken.”The GCSO created a video honoring Dooley and commemorating him for his last deployment: June 13, 2024.“Please keep Dooley, his handlers (past and present), our K-9 Unit, and the rest of our GCSO family in your thoughts,” the GCSO said. “Rest easy good boy, thank you for always having our backs.”

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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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