K9 Maximus – Anne Arundel, Maryland

Retired Anne Arundel County K9 officer dies unexpectedly

The Anne Arundel County Police Department is in mourning after the unexpected death of a retired K9 officer.”Rest easy, boy,” the police department tweeted Tuesday morning as they announced the news.The police department said they are saddened by the loss of retired Police K9 Maximus. K9 Maximus recently retired on Oct. 12, 2022, and passed away unexpectedly. The date of the loss was not officially announced. K9 Maximus began serving the county as a dual-purpose patrol dog, certified in narcotics detection and patrol operations. During his time patrolling the streets from 2014 to 2020, K9 Maximus had 76 narcotics related arrests, 120.95 pounds of recovered narcotics and 52 criminal arrests, according to the police department. After those six years of service, he then transitioned into a training role with his partner as the Assistant Trainer for the K-9 unit.When off duty, Maximus enjoyed playing, laying on the couch, and spending time with his other partner K9 Kaos. “K9 Maximus was a true asset to the Anne Arundel County Police Department and will be missed,” Anne Arundel police said.

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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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