K9 Jake – Orange County, New York

Handler – Sergeant Dustin Palen

Orange County K-9 Jake Passes

In a news release from Orange County Sheriff’s Office Captain Scott K Hamill, he announces, “It is with deep sadness that the Orange County Sheriff’s Office report the passing of K-9 Jake. Jake was the loyal partner of Sergeant Dustin Palen and served Orange County for 11 years. “Jake was born in Slovakia on September 20, 2004, and a year later he was assigned to then Deputy Sheriff Dustin Palen and was trained and put in service as an explosive detection and patrol K-9. Jake answered the call for service countless times throughout his career and assisted with the apprehension of burglary suspects, recovery of numerous handguns along with calls for suspicious packages and bomb threats. Jake recovered a loaded handgun used in the commission of a crime in his very first call for service. Jake also participated in hundreds of public demonstrations throughout his career and was a popular ambassador for the Sheriff’s Office. Jake and Sgt. Palen received certification in patrol dog, tracking and explosive detection through the United States Police Canine Association in each of his first 8 years of service. Sgt. Palen and K-9 Jake placed 9th in the nation in 2008 and 5th place overall in the nation in 2010 for Explosive Detection. “Jake suffered from an aggressive form of cancer and experienced a rapid decline in his health. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office would like to extend our deepest condolences to Sgt. Dustin Palen and his family on the loss of a partner, friend and family member. Thank you Jake for your dedicated service to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of the County of Orange and the State of New York.”

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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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