K9 Milan – Wintersville, Ohio

Died – 12/14/18
Handler – Sgt. Shawn Gegick

Wintersville Officers Mourn Loss Of Police Dog

Wintersville Police lost a beloved member of its department Friday with the death of K-9 officer Milan, a 9-year-old Dutch Shepherd. Milan has been the partner and family member of Sgt. Shawn Gegick for the past seven years. He joined the force in July 2011 and was trained and used to detect narcotics. He also was used for tracking, article searches, criminal apprehension and officer protection. During his service with the department, Milan assisted in many searches, arrests and apprehensions, according to the department. “Milan served the village well during his watch,” Chief Art Fowler wrote on the department’s Facebook page. “He was a loyal officer and a loved member of the WPD family and he will be missed. Please keep Sgt. Gegick, his family and the Wintersville Police Department in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.” Police dogs work and live with their partners. According to Fowler, who lives with both his retired K-9 partner, Ali, and current K-9, Tank, the relationship runs very deep.Reactions from members of the community were immediate on the post. Some comments referred to Milan as their “favorite officer” and some thanked him for his years of service, while others simply offered up condolences on the unexpected death. Milan’s body has been transported to the Two Ridge Veterinary Clinic for a necropsy — the animal version of an autopsy.

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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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