K9 Gator – New Hampshire State Police

Died 10/29/22
Handler – Captain Mark Hall

New Hampshire State Police retired K-9 dies, escorted for one last ride in cruiser

It is with a heavy heart that the #NHSP Canine Unit announces the passing of retired K-9 Gator. K-9 Gator, a twelve and a half -year-old Belgian Malinois was assigned to Captain Mark Hall who spent most of his career working out of the #Troop B Barracks in Bedford, New Hampshire. Captain Hall and K-9 Gator were also assigned to both the State Police Mobile Enforcement Team and the State Police SWAT Team. Captain Hall and K-9 Gator began their Police Canine career February 28, 2011. During that time, Captain Hall and K-9 Gator trained countless hours over a period of twenty-four weeks before being certified as both a Patrol / SWAT and Narcotics Detection Team. Once being certified as a Police Canine Team, Captain Hall and K-9 Gator were involved in numerous K-9 deployments throughout the state before their retirement from the Canine Unit on April 30, 2020. Rest easy K-9 Gator, your fellow teammates will take it from here.

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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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