K9 Luk – Edgecombe, North Carolina

Handler – Sergeant Dawes

Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office announces passing of K9 Luk

The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office says one of its K9s has passed away. The sheriff’s office says K9 Luk passed away from natural causes at his home. Luk joined the department in 2013 at the age of one year, one month old. He was born in the Czech Republic and made his way to the United States by way of Southern Police Canine. He was assigned to Sergeant Dawes in the patrol division. Deputies say during Luk’s career, he had more than 75 tracking finds and many apprehensions with more than 20 pounds of marijuana and more than two pounds of cocaine found. The sheriff’s office says Luk was very vocal in the car, that he made unsuspecting deputies jump when they walked by. “We would like to thank K9 Luk for his many years of service,” the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office said. “Rest easy boy, we’ll take it from here.”

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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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