K9 Ike – Vancouver, Washington

Died 9/2/15
Handler – Officer Jack Anderson

K-9 stabbed to death by fugitive

A K-9 stabbed by a wanted man has died from his injuries. Police tried to contact a wanted man at around 6 p.m. Tuesday near Fruit Valley Road.The incident occurred Sept. 1 when officers were pursuing the fugitive who was hiding in bushes. K-9 Ike found the suspect and bit him. The suspect then stabbed Ike. The K-9 was rushed to an emergency animal hospital but did not survive his injuries after he underwent surgery and died and died early Wednesday morning. Ike had been with the department since 2012. “I hate the idea, I love dogs,” Vancouver resident Don Benjamin told the news site. “It is an officer, it’s just like attacking an officer, he’s going to go down for a death, or an assault.” Officers were able to subdue and arrest the suspect, 25-year-old Jacky Chan Karou, with an ECD. Karou was charged with harming a police dog and criminal impersonation. Jacky Chan Karou received minor injuries from the dog bite and from the use of a stun gun, police said. He was booked into the Clark County Jail and faces fourth-degree assault, harming a police dog, and criminal impersonation charges.

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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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