K9 Maya – Madison, Wisconsin

Died 7/21/23
Handler – Sgt. Nic Banuelos

Former UWPD K9 dies suddenly, just a month after retiring

A former UW Police Department K-9 died suddenly, just over a month after her fellow officers celebrated her retirement. On Friday, UWPD revealed the onetime K-9 Maya got very sick earlier in the day and passed away. Its statement noted that Maya was surrounded by loved ones when she died. Maya joined UWPD in 2013 and served with them for a decade before her retirement last month. In her career, she answered the call more than 370 times. Maya was also among the teams tasked with helping protect the Dalai Lama and the President of the United States during their visits. But, for her fellow officers, she was more than just an accomplished cop. UWPD’s statement ended by offering the departments thoughts and prayers to her former partner, Sgt. Nic Banuelos, and his family and a message for Maya: “Thank you, Maya, for your tireless work keeping our community safe.”

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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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