K9 Face – Anderson, South Carolina

Anderson Co. Sheriff’s Office announces passing of K9 officer

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office announced that one of their K9 Officers passed away over the weekend. According to deputies, K9 Officer Face began his career with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office in 2013 starting out on road patrol duties. He was responsible for assisting deputies with criminal apprehensions, building clearings, narcotics detection, and many other high-profile functions. In 2017, K9 Face moved into the Special Investigations Division, where he served as an important element in the direct patrol unit. In 2019, he joined the Criminal Interdiction Unit and excelled in assisting teammates on the team. Face ended his career with more than 350 deployments, 22 criminal apprehensions, and found 55 fugitives. He detected more than 800 pounds of marijuana, 300 pounds of meth, 20 pounds of cocaine, 4 pounds of heroin, and $600,000 dollars in cash seized. He retired in May 2020 and enjoyed walks, table scraps, and couch snuggles.

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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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