K9 Kahz – Beaverton, Oregon

Died – 5/28/18
Handler – Officer Anthony Bastinelli

Retired Beaverton PD K-9 Kahz dies; 8-year career included catching 145 suspects

A retired Beaverton Police Department K-9 has died. Beaverton police reported Monday that Kahz had passed away. Kahz had an eight-year career with the department that included 2,800 deployments, 145 suspect captures and the seizure of more than $223,000 in drug money. Kahz called it a career in April 2017. His handler, Officer Anthony Bastinelli, said Kahz was nearly 11 years old at that time and had heart issues. After retiring , Kahz remained at the Bastinelli family’s home. “Thank you for your service Kahz,” The Beaverton Police Department posted on social media Monday.

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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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