K9 Kaleb – Queensland, Australia

Died 5/26/19
Handler – Sergeant Trevor O’Neill

Tragedy as police dog dies chasing break and enter suspect

It is with extremely heavy hearts that the Queensland Police Service can confirm the death of a serving police dog in Harristown earlier this morning. Shortly before 1.30am, Police Dog (PD) Kaleb and his handler were responding to a break and enter in Anzac Avenue at Harristown. PD Kaleb was conducting a track through residential streets and a school when they located a man believed to be involved in the break in. As PD Kaleb ended the track around 2.45am he stumbled and lay down while returning to the Dog Squad vehicle. His handler immediately rendered first aid, however PD Kaleb collapsed into unconsciousness. He was rushed to a nearby vet, but sadly could not be saved. Kaleb’s handler, Sergeant Trevor O’Neill, is a very experienced officer and is absolutely devastated by the loss of his dog, partner and mate. PD Kaleb was born on the 19th of October 2012 as part of a QPS litter. In his 5 years he has been with the service, he has been part of countless successful tracks and apprehensions. All QPS dogs live at home with their handlers and are part of their family and the bond between handlers and their dogs makes them inseparable. The QPS takes the safety and wellbeing of all police dogs very seriously and treats them as valued members of the police family. When a police dog passes away as a result of an incident on duty or in training, the State Capability Coordinator (Dog Squad) conducts a review into the circumstances of the incident. Below is a poem that sums up Trev and PD Kaleb’s commitment to making their community a safer place for everyone to live. Vale RD Kaleb, with honour you served, and it was our honor to serve with you.

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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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