K9 Malo – Macon County, Illinois

Died – 5/26/16
Handler – Deputy Timothy Houk

K9 Malo Passes

K9 Malo, a five-and-a-half-year-old Belgian Malinois, passed away on May 26, 2016 from natural causes. Malo served for the Macon County Sheriff’s Office for three-and-a-half years alongside Deputy Timothy Houk. Malo’s service record includes the seizure of 6,221 grams of cocaine, 594 grams of heroin, 1,789 ecstasy pills, 89,709 grams of marijuana, 1,329 grams of methamphetamine, 17 vehicles, 32 firearms, and $211,212 in cash. Additionally, Malo helped in 102 outside agency assists, 129 apprehensions, and two apprehensions with force. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office says it will conduct a tribute to Malo at a later date.

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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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