K9 Lazar – Great Bend, Kansas

Died 1/6/20
1st Handler – Corporal Becker
2nd Handler – Officer Allen

Retired Great Bend police K-9 euthanized due to severe pain

The Great Bend Police Chief and city staff would like the public to know that with heavy hearts K-9 Lazar was put to rest this morning. Lazar has served the citizens of Great Bend from 2015 to 2019 as the drug enforcement K-9. Lazar was first partnered with then Corporal Becker, and upon Becker’s promotion to Detective, he partnered with Officer Allen, who he lived with after being retired in 2019 from the Police Department. Lazar was trained at US K9 Unlimited and helped the Great Bend Police Department with numerous drug arrests/searches. Lazar was having mobility problems in 2019 and was retired immediately. Lazar started having severe pain when Officer Allen along with Animal Medical Center decided that euthanizing was necessary despite best efforts. Detective Becker and Officer Allen were with Lazar this morning as he was laid to rest. Special thanks to K-9 Lazar for his service to our community and please send caring thoughts to Detective Becker, Officer Allen, and police department staff that worked with Lazar on a daily basis.

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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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