K9 Kevin – Cape Coral, Florida

Died – 9/27/20
Handler – Officer Aponte

Cape Coral Police Department mourning loss of retired K9 Kevin

The Cape Coral Police Department is mourning the death of a seven year K-9 veteran after his battle with lymphoma. K-9 Kevin, aka Kevlar, was born on January 3, 2008 and joined the CCPD in May 2009 with K-9 Officer Aponte. Kevin was certified in patrol, tracking and narcotics detection. In 2012, Kevin achieved first place in the National Police canine Association competition in narcotics detection and second place in the K-9 patrol competition. K-9 Kevin is responsible for hundreds of drug arrests and suspect apprehensions. He also participated in many public K-9 demonstrations and was loved by everyone who saw him. Kevin retired in 2016, but continued to participate in demonstrations until 2019 when he was diagnosed with lymphoma. K-9 Kevin’s end of watch was Sunday, Sept. 27.

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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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