K9 Duc – Beaumont, Texas

Died 9/5/24
Handler – Deputy Crain

K-9 Duc put to rest after sustaining critical spinal injury

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced the End of Watch for K-9 Duc who was put to rest today after sustaining a critical spinal injury. K-9 Duc (pronounced Duke) worked with the sheriff’s office until the end before he was put to rest with his best friend, Deputy Crain by his side. According to JCSO, K-9 Duc was a duel purpose K-9, proficient in building searches, detecting illegal narcotics, tracking and apprehension. K-9 Duc served the citizens of Jefferson County and the surrounding areas from 2018 until 2024. He was a favorite at community events, youth group meetings, scout meetings and school functions, according to the sheriff’s office.K9 Duc won the 2022 Patrol Case of the Quarter and 2022 Runner up for Patrol Case of the Year through the National Police Canine Association.K-9 Duc will be greatly missed.
Here’s a look at K-9 Duc’s impressive stats:
• 588,013.3 grams methamphetamine
• 62 grams fentanyl
• 2086.5 grams cocaine
• 79 grams crack cocaine
• 44 grams MDMA
• 93 grams heroin
• 30 Pounds marijuana
• 33 firearms
• 32 suspects in custody
• 246,345.00 U.S. currency

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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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