K9 Narco – Santa Rosa, Florida

Died 7/14/22
Handler – Sgt. Clay Smith

Santa Rosa Co. K-9 dies, served as patrol dog for 5 years

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office announced that a member of their K-9 family passed away. K-9 Narco passed away on July 14, 2022. A post on their K9 Narco came to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office when he was 2 years old. He served the citizens of Santa Rosa County for 5 years as a Patrol Dog. He assisted in the capture of numerous wanted criminals and throughout his service, located hundreds of pounds of illegal narcotics. Upon his retirement, he lived a happy and comfortable life with his handler and family. He was known to always have his favorite toy with him, his rubber chicken. On 7-14-2022, K9 Narco passed at home lying in his favorite spot in front of the living room couch. We are thankful for his time in service with the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office. Our condolences to K-9 Narco’s handler, Sgt. Clay Smith.

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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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