K9 Rex – Williams Bay, Wisconsin

Handler – Lt. Justin Timm

Williams Bay police dog dies unexpectedly at age five

Rex the police dog is dead. Village officials today announced that Williams Bay’s police dog, Rex, has died unexpected at just five years of age. Rex was a German shepherd that had been with police Lt. Justin Timm, his owner and handler, for four years. A trained drug-sniffing dog, Rex reported for duty with the Williams Bay Police Department in June 2018. A friendly dog, Rex appeared at a number of community events where he met and made friends with residents. According to an announcement today from the village, Rex was rushed Jan. 11 to an emergency veterinary clinic due to an acute medical problem. Doctors attempted surgery for a ruptured mass near the animal’s spleen, which was causing internal bleeding. Rex was unable to survive the surgical procedure.

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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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