K9 Ren – Greene County, Tennessee

Died 6/18/17
Handler – Deputy Sheriff Mark Crum

It is with a heavy heart and great sadness the Greene County Sheriff’s Department must announce the death of K-9 Officer Ren. She died one day after being struck by a vehicle near her home. K-9 Officer Ren was a four-year-old Belgian Malinois and a two-year veteran of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department. She made nearly 50 felony drug cases during her tenure. Deputy Sheriff Mark Crum was her handler and her beloved friend. The National Narcotic Detector Dog Association had certified her as a Narcotics Detector. Deputy Crum worked tirelessly to achieve her Tracking Certification and Handler Protection Certification. Ren was good spirited and loved doing her job. She excelled at narcotics detection and tracking. Deputy Crum and his partner Ren have spoken and preformed demonstrations to many civic clubs, church groups, and school children. She was always excited and ready to receive a pet from the public, especially the children. Ren and Deputy Crum were part of a ten-officer shift at the Greene County Sheriff’s department. The 580’s shift. The officers on that shift had a strong bond with her, and they will miss her dearly. Many people in the Greene County community would often recognize Ren from the many articles about her in the Greeneville Sun and would ask for a pet or to get a picture with her. During her off-duty hours, Ren lived with her best friend and handler Deputy Sheriff Mark Crum, his wife Amanda, and Braxton Crum. Scottie Greene, Sgt. Matthew McCamey, and Deputy Sheriff Brittany Becker were also close to Ren. A private memorial service will be held for Ren later this week. The Greene County Sheriff’s Department would like to thank Dr. Ed Claiborne, Dr. Al Claiborne, Dr. Amanda Mitchell Wilson, and the staff of Animal Medical Center of Greeneville for treating and caring for Ren over the years.

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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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