K9 Jasper – Porterville, California

Handler – Officer Anthony Holt

Retired K-9 with Porterville Police Department passes away

The Porterville Police Department announced Wednesday that retired police K-9 Jasper has passed away. Jasper had been with the department since January 2016 after he completed K-9 school, and was certified in narcotics detection and patrol duties. In 2018, the department says K-9 Jasper was assigned to Officer Anthony Holt. During his tenure, K-9 Jasper was credited with finding large quantities of dangerous narcotics including methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin.K-9 Jasper is also credited with locating and apprehending numerous wanted dangerous suspects. Jasper was also involved in the arrest of a suspect who rammed an officer’s vehicle and fled. Jasper successfully located the person who was hiding – and surrendered to Jasper without further incident. Jasper sustained numerous serious injuries over his career and faced many lengthy recoveries.K-9 Jasper retired in May of 2022 to his handler, Anthony Holt, where he lived out the remainder of his years in his home. He passed from natural causes surrounded by his family.

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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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