K9 Pax – Gaston County, North Carolina

Died – 3/23/21
1st Handler – • Captain J. Leatherwood
2nd – Sgt. A. J. Isenhour
3rd Handler – Sgt. R. L. Waldrop

Retired Gaston County police K-9 Pax has died at age 14 after years of service with the police department. K-9 Pax died on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. K-9 Pax, a German shepherd, had served with the Gaston County Police K9 Unit from 2010 until 2016.K-9 Pax came from Canine Extreme Inc. based in Ocala, Florida. He was a certified police dog through the American Police Canine Association. He was certified in obedience, apprehension/handler protection, narcotics detection, area searches, tracking, article searches, and building searches. During his tenure with the Department, K9 Pax worked with 3 different handlers:

• Captain J. Leatherwood
• Sgt. A. J. Isenhour
• Sgt. R. L. Waldrop
During his tenure, police say K-9 Pax was responsible for over 120 K-9-related arrests. He conducted numerous tracks and apprehended several individuals. “K-9 Pax not only served the citizens of Gaston County but provided his abilities to several partner agencies,” a press release read. On several occasions, he assisted investigations for state and federal agencies. He was responsible for seizing over $75,000 in illegal narcotics during his career. K-9 Pax enjoyed his retirement while living with former K-9 Handler Captain W. P. Downey. K-9 Pax was 14 years old at the time of his death.

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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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