K9 Elly – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Died – 1/7/20
Handler – Officer James Williamson

APD retired bomb-sniffing dog passes away

The Albuquerque Police Department announced on Friday that one of its retired K-9 dogs has passed away. Elly “The Explosive Detector Canine” began her career with APD’s bomb squad department in 2007. Elly and her partner, James Williamson, worked together to train and learn how to conduct explosive detection work. According to APD, Elly was one of the best in the business and worked on many high-profile cases, including the Las Cruces church bombings in 2015. Elly also conducted bomb sweeps for many notable figures, including Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John McCain and Janet Napolitano. Elly retired in 2015 but remained part of the APD family. “Elly was an invaluable member of the APD Bomb Squad. We will forever be grateful for her years of service to the Department and the citizens of Albuquerque, and for her companionship,” APD said on its Facebook page. Elly passed away peacefully on Tuesday.

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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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