K9 Kimura – Las Vegas, Nevada

Police K-9 dies after suffering medical emergency during training

Authorities in Las Vegas say one of their police dogs has died this week while training. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a K-9 named Kimura died after suffering a medical emergency.Officials said Kimura suffered the emergency while training at the LVMPD K-9 Operations Center.The 6-year-old Dutch Shepherd was taken to an emergency veterinary clinic for treatment but died shortly after. KVVU reports that Kimura became well-known in the community after he survived a brutal stabbing attack in April 2020.Kimura joined the police force in Las Vegas in June 2019 and was awarded a Purple Heart for his bravery after surviving the 2020 attack.Kimura also competed in the Las Vegas Police K-9 Trials in March, taking home the “Tough Dog” award.The department said Kimura’s loss will be deeply felt by his handler and his family.

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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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