K9 Karma – Greenfield, Wisconsin

Handler – Officer Steve Turnacliff

Greenfield Police K-9 Karma Dies In Retirement

Greenfield Police Department’s former K-9 Unit, Karma, died this week at the age of 10. Karma retired in 2016 after years of being a working tracking dog. Karma joined the department in 2013. His name was decided on after a public contest brought in over 2,000 ideas. He worked for six years and retired into the home of his handler, Officer Steve Turnacliff. “He was the faithful partner to Officer Turnacliff and even in retirement Karma held onto his energy and was driven and focused to work,” the department said in a Facebook post. “He also was able to enjoy long nights with his favorite reward, his Kong.” In 2013, the department sold small stuffed animals of Karma. The department sold the caricatures to raise funds for the police foundation, Patch previously reported. The Greenfield Police Department’s K-9 program is expanding, though. The department recently hired two therapy dogs that are just getting started, Anna and Gizmo.

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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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