K9 Ekko – Eastlake, Ohio

Died 4/7/17
Handler – Officer John McCauley

Eastlake police K9 dies unexpectedly

An Eastlake police K9 died unexpectedly Friday, according to the police department. Eastlake police Patrolman John McCauley posted that his partner, K9 Ekko, died unexpectedly at home “without warning.” He wrote that he was unaware of any issues with his partner. Ekko joined the Eastlake Police Department in May 2008 and completed more than 500 narcotic searches as well as other tasks in the four years of his service. The other tasks include 53 tracks, 40 area searches, 30 articles searches and 132 building searches. Ekko received awards during his years of service:
-2008 Top Honor Rookie from the Bil-Jac Dog Food and the German Shepherd Dog Club of Northern Ohio
-2009 Top Honor for Tracking / Narcotics from the Bil-Jac Dog Food & the German Shepherd Dog Club of Northern Ohio
-2011 Top Honor for Apprehension from the Bil-Jac Dog Food & the German Shepherd Dog Club of Northern Ohio

Ekko was fine when McCauley left for work Friday, he wrote. The death is a reminder to keep loved ones close and never leave anything un-said, McCauley wrote.”I miss you Ekko and thank you for keeping me safe while on patrol and at home,” he wrote. “Please watch over us.”

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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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