K9 Lennox – East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Handler – Sgt. Cody Grace

East Baton Rouge deputies mourn loss of K-9 who served for seven years

A K-9 named Lennox who served with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office passed away this week.K9 Lennox retired from service in 2022 after serving for seven years. Sgt. Cody Grace partnered with the Belgian Malinois. Lennox “played a vital role in apprehending many dangerous criminals,” EBRSO said. After his retirement, K-9 Lennox lived with Grace and his family.“K-9 Lennox was a faithful servant and loyal friend to Sgt. Grace for many years,” the sheriff’s office said.They said that while serving, K-9 Lennox won awards from the United States Police Canine Association on regional and national levels.EBRSO said, “He will forever be missed. Our heartfelt prayers go out to him and his family.”

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.