K9 Luky – Hot Spring County, Arkansas

Died – 7/23/17

K9 officer’s death under investigation

The Hot Spring County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of K9 officer Luky after the dog was found dead this past weekend. According to the sheriff’s office, Luky had been with the department since 2015 and was found dead at his handler’s home on Sunday. “It happened sometime in the afternoon. He was fed and watered that morning. At 1 o’clock, he was fine, running and playing,” said Sheriff Cash. Cash says 3 ½ year old Luky, a Belgian Malinois, was outside and in the shade for several hours while his handler went to run errands. “He found him around 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. so sometime between 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. is when it happened,” said Sheriff Cash. The sheriff’s department cannot confirm if Sunday’s extreme temperatures played a role in Luky’s death. “It was hot that day, of course, but as to whether or not it caused it, I don’t know,” said Cash.K9 officer Luky’s body was sent to Little Rock for a necropsy.

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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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