K9 Jico – Appleton, Wisconsin

Died – 10/22/21

Handler – Sgt. Haney 

Appleton Police K9 unit passes away after 6 years of service

On Tuesday, October 26, the Appleton Police Department shared some saddening news regarding a former K9 unit. Jico, a retired K9 unit, passed away on Friday, October 22. The Police Department shared on their Facebook page explaining that the former unit “peacefully passed away in his sleep at his home.” on October 22. Jico served the Appleton Police Department for 6 years with his partner Sgt. Haney. He was in service from January 2013, to January 2019. During his career, Jico was deployed over 1,000 times which led to 533 arrests! He managed to acquire 30 pounds of marijuana, more than 11 grams of heroin, over 2 pounds of methamphetamine, 120.04 grams of cocaine, and $191,603 in cash. The Department expressed their thoughts to Sgt. Haney and his family during this difficult time, and wanted to thank the community for its continued support of the 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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