K9 Maddox – Grant, Washington

Handler – Deputy Beau Lamens

Maddox, a former narcotics K9 in Grant County, passes away at 17 years old

Beau Lamens’ demeanor might have seemed stoic during a phone conversation with Source ONE News, but the emotional undertones in his voice were detected when he spoke of his late canine friend, Maddox.Lamens, a longtime Grant County Sheriff’s deputy, was Maddox’s handler from 2009 to 2016. The former narcotics K9 recently passed away at the ripe old age of 17. Lamens was with Maddox, a lab-golden retriever mix, until the dog’s death in 2024. The pair had a rock solid relationship both professionaly and personally. When Maddox retired from the Sheriff’s Office in 2016, Lamens bought Maddox as surplus property so he could be his pet. Lamens remarked that Maddox was known for being “puppy-like” with high energy up until the last few years of his life.During Maddox’s tenure with the Sheriff’s Office, Lamens says Maddox had over 100 finds. The duo worked traffic, jails and schools.Lamens told Source ONE News that a private burial for Maddox was held involving Beau and his family.

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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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