K9 Jett – West Hartford, Connecticut

Died 8/11/19
Handler – Officer Thomas Lazure

K9 Jett Passes

CPWDA is sad to announce the passing of K9 Jett who was partnered with Officer Tommy Lazure of the West Hartford Police Department. Jett passed away on 8/11/19 and was the most decorated police K9 in Connecticut. Officer Tommy Lazure and K9 Jett were selected as top team in New England during pregame ceremony at Fenway Park on 7/27/15 by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and its Foundation. They were selected for an incident that occurred on July 31, 2014. West Hartford, Connecticut Police Department K-9 Jett and his handler, Police Officer Thomas Lazure responded to the scene of an attempted carjacking where a suspect had fired several shots at an individual. While enroute to the scene, the car jack suspect fired a weapon at a Hartford, CT Police Officer and the gun malfunctioned. K-9 Jett was deployed with the Hartford SWAT team to track the subject. K-9 Jett established an air scent and located the subject in an unlit residential backyard. Knowing the suspect had already fired his weapon at a Hartford Police Officer, Police Officer Tom Lazure had seconds to decide if he should release K-9 Jett to apprehend the suspect. The suspect was combative with K-9 Jett but was ultimately taken into custody. Officer Lazure and K9 Jett were also the recipients of the prestigious Daniel Wasson K9 Memorial Award in 2012 and 2014 which is presented the the top police K9 team in Connecticut. They were also picked for the Stubby Award in 2019. Officer Lazure and K9 Jett have been members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association joining as Life Time members on 10/25/11. R.I.P. Jett your legacy will always be remembered.

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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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