K9 Hunter – Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Died – 4/24/18
Handler – Officer Silcox

Upper Sandusky Police Department mourns loss of K-9

The Upper Sandusky Police Department is mourning the loss of their beloved K-9, Hunter. Hunter passed away Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer. The Department posted a tribute to Hunter on their Facebook page and asked everyone to keep Hunter’s handler, “Officer Silcox and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.” Hunter retired from the department last June. He was recognized for being an outstanding narcotics detection dog and friendly face in the community. In their post, the department said, “His easy going disposition afforded many people throughout our community the opportunity to interact with him on a personal level and come to know that he was much more than a working K9. Hunter will be greatly missed by the staff of the police department but will be fondly remembered as a loyal friend and co worker.”

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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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