K9 Fredy – U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Died 2/15/23
Handler – Officer Matthew Liggio

U.S. Customs And Border Protection K9 Fredy Dies After Suffering Medical Emergency In Training

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) K9 Fredy died in the line of duty on Feb. 15 after suffering a medical emergency during a training session.The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. during an off-site training mission in Matawan, the CBP’s New York Field Office Communications Management Office told The Police Tribune on Monday.K9 Fredy suffered an “emergency medical episode” during the mission and did not survive, the CBP said. His exact cause of death was not immediately released. K9 Fredy, a narcotics detection and human detection K9, was seven years and 10 months old at the time of his tragic passing. He joined the CBP in March of 2018 and had been serving alongside his human partner, CBP Officer Matthew Liggio, since November of 2021.K9 Fredy played a role in a dozen narcotics seizures and carried out hundreds of thousands of searches during his law enforcement career, according to his agency. “CBP K-9 Fredy was an instrumental part of the narcotics interdiction efforts at the Port of New York/Newark since the fall of 2021,” CBP Acting Deputy Chief Officer Steven Ajami said in a statement to The Police Tribune. “During his tenure, K-9 Fredy conducted over 600,000 searches, with 12 narcotics seizures. His dedication to the CBP mission will be missed. ”Funeral services will be held for K9 Fredy on a date yet to be determined, the CBP said.Our thoughts and prayers are with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Officer Matthew Liggio in the loss of K9 Fredy.

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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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