K9 Remy – Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Rocky Mount PD K-9 dies after sudden illness

Rocky Mount Police announced “with great sadness” on Thursday that K-9 Remy died from the effects of a sudden illness. K-9 Remy joined the Rocky Mount Police Department in 2018 and was assigned to three handlers throughout his tenure.”K-9 Remy leaves behind (an) RMPD family and a community that is grateful for his service. We will truly miss him,” said Robert A. Hassell, Chief of Police.Remy was assigned to the Special Operations Division and had worked in Patrol Services Division as well as the Special Response Team. Remy was certified by the United States Police Canine Association in evidence detection, tracking, and narcotics detection. Remy received more than 1,200 hours of training and is credited with the seizure of more than 1 kilogram of cocaine, 1 kilogram of methamphetamine, and tracking down dozens of offenders and missing persons.

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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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