K9 Enzo – Coventry, Rhode Island

Died 6/22/16
Handler – Lt. Bryan Ricci

Coventry police K-9 dies

A K-9 officer at the Coventry Police Department died Wednesday. “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our K-9 Enzo this morning. “Our thoughts go out to his handler, Lt. Bryan Ricci and his family, who are especially feeling his loss today.” The post went on to note that the entire department loved Enzo, describing him as a great dog who was part of the police family. “Enzo was an outstanding patrol dog in his day, but he was also a gentle, friendly dog who was a tremendous representative of our department with the community. “We will miss seeing him running around dispatch and the supervisor desk, tearing up every unsuspecting piece of paper he could find. As a team, they have been responsible for the seizure of over 500 pounds of marijuana and the second largest heroin seizure in the State of Rhode Island,” police noted. “Enzo has been responsible for locating numerous missing persons that were lost, as well as those who have fled from police.” Enzo, who was 11 years old, passed away just before his retirement. “Rest easy, boy,” police wrote. “Job well done.”

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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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