K9 Ruch – Redmond, Oregon

Died – May 2014
Handler – Officer Aaron Blackledge

K9 Ruch came to the Redmond Police Department in August, 2010 through the generous efforts of donations received through the Redmond Friends of K9. K9 Ruch was partnered with Officer Aaron Blackledge. In October of 2013, at the age of 5 years, K9 Ruch had to have surgery to remove his spleen, which had twisted. K9 Ruch appeared to have made a full recovery and returned to work shortly after surgery. In May of 2014, K9 Ruch was found deceased in his kennel at Officer Blackledge’s residence. It was determined that sometime over the night K9 Ruch died of Torsion (Twisting of the stomach).In K9 Ruch’s career with the Redmond Police Department he had 239 Deployments and was responsible for 42 Apprehensions. K9 Ruch located 13 articles and participated in 18 Community Demonstrations throughout Central Oregon. K9 Ruch was a beloved partner and family member. He will be missed greatly within the community and especially to the family of Officer Blackledge.

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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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