K9 Esco – Bremerton, Washington

Died – 2/27/24
Handler – Officer Chris Faidley

Bremerton Police Department mourns loss of retired K9 after battle with cancer

A retired Bremerton Police Department (BPD) K9 named Esco passed away Tuesday evening after a battle with cancer.Esco retired from the BPD when his human was promoted to the FBI in 2022, the BPD wrote in a statement released Wednesday afternoon.The BPD said Esco was previously diagnosed with cancer, and it recently returned, making it difficult for him to eat or keep any food down.Their statement continued to say Esco’s family ultimately had the make the tough decision to lay him down to rest.The department said Esco was deployed 503 times during his tenure between 2017 and 2022. He also had 114 captures, 33 evidence finds, and 8 SWAT assists to his name, the BPD said.Esco even did 35 demonstrations for the public at the county fair, the BPD said.To Chris and Esco, thanks for your work and excellence in everything you did here with the Bremerton Police Department,” the BPD wrote in their statement. “To the whole Chris Faidley family, you are in our thoughts and prayers.

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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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