K9 Jyothi – Suryapet, India

Died – 2/11/24

Top dog which helped crack key cases dead

A member of the Suryapet district police canine squad, 13-year-old Jyothi, breathed her last on Saturday after serving the department for over a decade.
Jyothi played a crucial role in providing a breakthrough to the cops when SIMI terrorists killed an SI in Nalgonda district in 2015 and also in the
brutal murder of former Maoist and BRS leader Konapuri Ramulu, who was shot dead in the erstwhile Nalgonda district in 2014.Suryapet superintendent of police BK Rahul Hegde, additional superintendent of police Nageshwar Rao, personnel from the canine squad and other wings paid their last
respects to Jyothi, after which she was laid to rest.Belonging to the Dobermann family, Jyothi joined the department in 2013 and started serving in the erstwhile Nalgonda district. During the bifurcation of new districts in 2016, she was allotted to Suryapet district.Known for her skills in sniffing and tracking, Jyothi has assisted cops in numerous cases which include murders and property offences.She played a crucial role in tracking the unidentified suspects who gunned down the BRS leader Konapuri Ramulu at a function hall in Nalgonda town in May 2014. She led the cops in the direction in which the suspects fled and got actionable clues to nab them.A year later, SIMI terrorists shot dead two police personnel in Nalgonda district. Jyothi gave cops a breakthrough leading them to the suspects, who were later gunned down in an encounter.

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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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