K9 Rico – Henry, Indiana

Handler – Sergeant Williams

Henry County thanks K9 ‘Rico’ for service after passing

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death of K9 “Rico” after serving on the force for multiple years.Rico served as an HCSO police K9 where he participated in multiple drug enforcement efforts involving the seizure of narcotics and the apprehension of suspects. The sheriff’s office did not confirm the exact number of years that Rico served there.HCSO added that Rico received his training at Ultimate K-9 based in Carmel after originally being born in the Netherlands in 2012. He was brought to the United States in 2014. Rico retired from the force in late 2022 after his handler, identified as Sergeant Williams, was promoted from his prior role as a patrol sergeant to the detective division. “He was never the type of dog to do anything half speed, Rico was full speed all the time in everything he did! Rico was loyal and gentle, but fierce when necessary,” HCSO said in a Facebook post.
Deputies gathered together to escort Rico to a funeral home where they said their final goodbye to their “furry friend.”

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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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