K9 Jager – La Porte County, Indiana

Handler – Deputy Andrew Morse 

Retired canine sheriff’s deputy Jager dies

The La Porte County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that retired canine Deputy Jäger, a 10-year-old German shepherd, has died. His human partner was La Porte County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Morse. The sheriff’s department announcement: “It is with great sadness that the LCSO announces the passing of retired K9 Jäger. From 2013-2021, Jäger served the citizens of La Porte County fearlessly and with utmost loyalty. Throughout his career, he was responsible for numerous drug seizures and apprehensions. Jäger participated in dozens of public demonstrations for various civic organizations and was a popular pup throughout La Porte County. “During retirement, Jäger remained happy at home and was surrounded by many who loved him dearly, none more so greater than his handler, Deputy Andy Morse. ”WNLP checked back in its archives for just a few examples of crime-solving assistance provided by Jäger. Besides many drug-sniffing discoveries, there were these: – In 2015, Jäger found a woman who had gone missing from a fishing spot near Pottawattamie Park in Michigan City. “Jager was able to quickly track the female, who was located a short distance from Trail Creek (reportedly in thick brush),” the sheriff’s office reported at the time. – In 2020, Jäger provided what is called a “positive alert”

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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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