K9 Killian, Middletown, Connecticut

Died – 11/20/17
Handler – Officer Marc DelMauro

Middletown Police Department mourns loss of K9

For the second time in a little more than two months, the Middletown Police Department is mourning the loss of a beloved K-9. On Monday, the department honored K-9 Killian who was euthanized after being diagnosed with cancer several months ago. Killian, an 8-year-old black Labrador retriever, served the department for five years with his partner Officer Marc Delmauro. In September, K-9 Hunter was euthanized after he was determined to have an aggressive form of liver cancer. Hunter served with Officer Michael D’Aresta for 10 years. “Once again, one of our K9 handlers has to make the most difficult but humane decision to euthanize their partner,” the Middletown Police K-9 unit wrote in a post on Facebook. “K9 Killian had been diagnosed with cancer several months ago and despite the best efforts of doctors and staff at Pieper Memorial Veterinary Center in Middletown, CT, it was determined that making this difficult decision was the most humane for K9 Killian. “Numerous police officers from Middletown as well as officers from surrounding towns/cities joined us in a farewell tribute to K9 Killian. “Officer Marc Delmauro and K9 Killian attended the Connecticut State Police K9 Training Class and received their certification in narcotics detection. They have been partnered for 5 years, serving 3 years in the Street Crimes Unit and 2 years in the patrol division. “K9 Killian, an 8 year old Labrador Retriever, had a strong work ethic and made countless finds assisting in numerous narcotics investigation. It was evident that the partnership between Killian and Marc ran deep and was special. “Please keep Marc and his family in your thoughts during this extremely difficult time.”

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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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