K9 Kroc – Greenville County, South Carolina

Died – 5/29/19
Handler – Officer Tim Miller

Greenville County’s longest-serving K-9 has died; emotional ‘last call’ recorded

The longest-serving K-9 at the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office was remembered Friday with a moment of silence and a last call. K-9 Kroc died Wednesday, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Since his 2017 retirement, Kroc had lived with his former handler, Tim Fuller, and his family. Kroc was born in February 2005 and started working for the Sheriff’s Office in June 2006. In March 2008, Kroc was critically injured when he was stabbed by an armed suspect. He fully recovered under the care of Upstate Veterinary Specialists and returned to duty. He served 129 months before his retirement. Kroc was awarded the Medal of Valor from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and a Valor award from the North American Police Work Dog Association. Master Deputy Drew Pinciaro said Kroc performed his duties 1,844 times, and his work led to 220 apprehensions, 415 arrests and the service of 721 warrants. Kroc was also credited with the seizure of 17 firearms and more than $88,000.00. Pinciaro said that during his career, Kroc located more than 129 pounds of marijuana, more than a half pound of methamphetamine, nearly 6 ounces of cocaine and more than 4 ounces of crack cocaine. Kroc was 14 years old.

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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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