K9 Maverick – Cayce, South Carolina

Died 8/29/18

Cayce police dog passes away at home with handler, cause of death unclear

A Cayce Department of Public Safety police dog passed away Wednesday night, according to a tweet from the law enforcement agency. “It is with heavy heart that we mourn the loss of K-9 Maverick, who become (sic) unresponsive last night,” the tweet read. The canine was at home and not working when he passed, according to the tweet. His handler was at home at the time of the incident. Officials are performing a necropsy on Maverick to determine his cause of death, department spokesman SFC Evan Antley said. The department expects to receive results from testing next week. K-9 Maverick had the right amount of water, food, shelter and shade prior to his death, according to a statement from the department. His handler checked on him three or four hours before his death. “We ask that you keep his handler and our department in your prayers,” the tweet read. The Cayce Department of Public Safety began its K-9 program in late 2016, according to an article previously published by The State.

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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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