K9 Kyra – Jackson, Tennessee

Died – 8/21/ 18
Handler – Sgt. Brandon Moss

With great sadness, Jackson Police Department acknowledges death of K9 officer

It is with great sadness that the Jackson Police Department acknowledges the death of one of its Police Service Dogs, K9 Officer Kyra, who passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Aug. 21, from complications due to a medical condition. Kyra was the Jackson Police Department’s first female dual purpose police dog and the department’s first bomb detection dog. Kyra was partnered with Sgt. Brandon Moss, an 18-year veteran of the Jackson Police Department. Born in Holland, Kyra started her career at the age of 2 years old in May of 2011 with Sgt. Moss. She was trained to locate and apprehend violent suspects, find and recover valuable evidence, to detect explosives, and was often seen participating in public and educational presentations. Kyra stayed busy throughout her career locating violent suspects, responding to bomb threats, conducting bomb sweeps at public events, and locating evidence (most notably, her prodigious ability to locate firearms). Kyra received national recognition and an award from the United States Police Canine Association in 2016 for locating the firearm used in a robbery/murder that occurred on Nov. 25, 2015. Although she was smaller than her other canine colleagues, Kyra was a force to be reckoned with and was feared by every violent suspect she encountered. She was also gentle and easygoing while interacting with the public during demonstrations.Kyra was not only a member of the Jackson Police Department, she was also a valued family member of the Moss family. She enjoyed going to work every day but also enjoyed the valuable time she had at home playing with Sgt. Moss’ wife and two children and the unconditional love that she received from all of them. Kyra will be greatly missed by both the Jackson Police Department and the Moss family, but her legacy will remain forever.

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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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