K9 Rudy – Westminister, Colorado

Died – 1/4/25
Handler – Officer Stroup

K9 who helped arrest 28 criminals dies at age 4

The Westminster Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its K9 who died this month due to cancer.K9 Rudy died on Jan. 4 at age 4. He was born in the Netherlands and joined the Westminster Police Department in January 2022.He served the community alongside his handler Officer Stroup in patrol operations, including apprehension, tracking, building searches, article searches, area searches, and obedience.K9 Rudy was also highly skilled in explosive odor detection and was integrated into the Westminster SWAT team, becoming the designated K9 for SWAT deployments.Throughout his career, K9 Rudy was deployed more than 90 times on various missions and helped locate 28 criminals, Westminster Police said.When he wasn’t out catching criminals, K9 Rudy loved spending time at home with his family and chewing on his favorite ball.

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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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