K9 Odin – Wichita, Kansas

Handler – Officer Brandon Faulkner

Wichita police K-9 dies after cancer diagnosis

Wichita police say K-9 officer Odin has died.The Wichita Police Department says the dog has recently experienced health issues, and it was discovered he had cancer. The department says Odin was laid to rest Friday morning surrounded by his human partner, Officer Brandon Faulkner, and his family.Odin had been with the department since 2019. Police say during his career, Odin and Officer Faulkner were directly responsible for or assisted in the seizure of over 163 pounds of drugs and 34 illegal guns.According to the Wichita Police Department, Odin is also responsible for catching 61 violent, felony suspects. In addition, the department says Odin spent time in Wichita classrooms, interacting with thousands of children at hundreds of K-9 demonstrations performed at local schools.Odin was one of 5 K-9 officers with the Wichita Police Department K-9 Unit, which has been utilizing K-9 teams since the 1960s.

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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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