K9 Kash – Warren County, Ohio

Died – 11/16/15
Handler – Deputy Brian Lewis

First dog certified to sniff out prescription drugs has died of cancer

After a long batter with cancer, a Warren County Sheriff’s Office canine officer was laid to rest last Monday. County officials said Kash had suffered from cancer for almost a year. Deputy Brian Lewis was there when vets put Kash to sleep. Kash was a Belgian Malinois who started his serivce with the department in 2009. He was originally trained in the detection of prescription pills and US currency. Officials said Kash was the first police canine to be training to detect prescription pills in the nation. Kash was later trained to detect people, items, conduct handler protection, criminal apprehension and drug detection. Officials said in a release that Kash was “truly an all encompassing partner for our community.” In addition to his role as a canine office, deputies said Kash was “always ready and available for petting by kids and adults.” Even after his initial diagnosis, Kash continued to work until he was retired in July. He spent the last few months of his life at home with Deputy Brian Lewis.

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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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