K9 Ronin – South Simcoe, Canada

Died 10/30/18
Handler – Cst. Matt Tomlin

Retired Police Dog Ronin Passes Away

The South Simcoe Police Service is saddened to announce the death of one of its beloved canine crime fighters. Retired PSD Ronin passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. He was 13 years old. Ronin hung up his police collar in 2015 after serving the communities of Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil for nine years with his handler Cst. Matt Tomlin.PSD Ronin was a German Shepherd who helped locate numerous missing people, criminals, illicit drugs, and pieces of evidence. His role also included backing up other officers and serving as a community ambassador for school visits and public events. He had recently been in failing health. Since leaving the police service, Ronin enjoyed his well-earned retired life as a treasured member of the Tomlin family. Ronin will be sadly missed by his South Simcoe Police Service family. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Ronin and partner Matt for their service. Matt has fond memories of his loyal canine partner and their close bond.　

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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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