K9 Falco – Habersham County, Georgia

Died 1/29/16
Handler – Cpl. Johnathan Thomas

Memorial service set for fallen Habersham K9 Officer Falco
The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office has announced arrangements for K9 Falco, who died Friday, Jan. 29 in a fire at his handler’s home. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at The Torch Worship Center, 800 Cannon Bridge Road, Demorest. A procession will begin from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and proceed to The Torch Worship Center. Any public safety personnel wanting to place their vehicle in the procession are asked to arrive at the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, 1000 Detention Drive, Clarkesville, by 12:30. The procession will leave at 1 p.m. The procession will travel through downtown Clarkesville and Demorest on its way to The Torch. Those attending only the service should arrive at The Torch Worship Center by 2 p.m. An obituary announcement from McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home in Cornelia said Falco was a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois K-9 officer that joined his handler and partner Cpl. Johnathan Thomas at the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office in 2013. Falco was used at the department for narcotics detection, human tracking, and suspect apprehension. During his service with the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, Falco assisted with several captures of suspected criminals. Falco also assisted in the seizure of many narcotics. Falco and Thomas were recognized by the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association (NNDDA) and the American Working Dog Association (AWDA) for the past three years. “Falco was not only a loyal partner and Officer, he was a friend and family member to Johnathan, his family and many other law enforcement officers. Falco will sorely be missed and never forgotten,” the obituary read.

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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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