K9 Niko – Cheyenne, Wyoming

Died = 10/6/21

Handle – Officer Johnston

Cheyenne Police are mourning the loss of a retired K9 officer

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of retired K9 Niko this afternoon, 6 days shy of his fourteenth birthday. – During his career, K9 Niko assisted our patrol division with deployments resulting in the safe apprehension of suspects, recovery of illegal narcotics, and evidence.  K9 Niko contributed to 157 arrests, 535 summonses being issued, 1949 narcotics searches, 84 school searches, and 199 building searches.  He retired from the Cheyenne Police Department in January 2016 after six years of service to the City of Cheyenne. Thank you for keeping our officers and community safe, Niko. Our heartfelt sympathy extends to K9 Niko’s partner, Officer Johnston and his family. A complete list of K9 Niko’s contributions:

– 157 arrests

– 535 summons being issued

– 1,949 narcotics searches

– 12.04 lbs of marijuana seized

– 555 grams of meth seized

– 138 grams of cocaine seized

– 138 grams of heroin seized

– $29,059 in cash seized

– 140 patrol routes conducted

– 127 tracks and open area searches

– 60 non-physical apprehensions

– 84 School searches

– 245 Assist Outside Agencies

– 199 building searches

 

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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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