K9 Jaxx – Bladen County, North Carolina

Capt. Daniel Matt Bryan Clark, 35, was laid to rest with his K9, Jaxx, by his side.Capt. Clark played a big role at the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office for the past 14 years. Sadly, he took his own life at his home on 4/1/24. Clark was deployed to Iraq during his six years in the Army as a combat medic. He also served in the National Guard.Clark came to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office back in 2010 and quickly moved up the ranks. He was promoted to Captain in 2022. During Clark’s time with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, he worked in many different roles, including patrol, K9 Officer, Narcotics and Criminal Investigations Division. Clark had K9 Jaxx by his side at the sheriff’s office for eight years. Jaxx retired and Clark still took care of 10-year-old Jaxx. Sadly, Jaxx was in failing health and after talking to a veterinarian and Capt. Clark’s family, it was decided to lay Jaxx to rest alongside his handler. Memorials may be sent to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office/K9 Unit.

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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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