K9 Flash – Wilmington, North Carolina

Handler – Sgt. J. Cummings

Longtime K-9 police dog in New Hanover County has died

Flash, a long-serving K-9 police dog who worked with Wilmington-area law enforcement agencies for nearly a decade, has died. According to a news release from Lt. Jerry Brewer, public information officer with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, “Flash was a highly trained and devoted K-9 (who) was responsible for the apprehension of numerous criminals and the recovery of numerous items of evidence. “A German shepherd, Flash started working with the Kure Beach Police Department in 2009 before moving to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office in 2013. Flash retired from police service in 2018. In the release, the sheriff’s office thanked Flash’s trainer and handler Sgt. J. Cummings “for giving him a great life. RIP K-9 Flash. He will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.”

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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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