K9 Lutri – Ketchikan, Alaska

Retired AST K9 dies after distinguished career in law enforcement

Alaska State Troopers in Ketchikan are reporting a retired K9 officer has died from a blood clot. Lutri, a 7-year-old German Shepherd, had a long career in law enforcement. Some of his accomplishments includes the recovery of over 300 grams of heroin and $380,000 in cash. Retired K9 Lutri initially served with the Dillingham Police Department, according to AST. But when DPD’s canine program ended in 2014, K9 Lutri moved to Ketchikan and served with Troopers, until his retirement in April, 2017. Megan Peters, an AST public information officer, shared the amount of drugs Lutri recovered in his career:
– Black tar heroin: 264.14 grams
– Powder heroin: 84.2 grams
– Meth (crystal): 1814.22 grams
– Marijuana: 36,828.19 grams
– Pills: 434
– Psilocybin mushrooms: 34 grams
– 1 Fentanyl patch
– 5 Suboxone strips
– Currency: $380,692.68
Peters explains that when a K9 officer retires, its new owner is in charge of making funeral arrangements. In Lutri’s case, his handler with AST kept him after he retired.

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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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