K9 Ruger – Bristol, Tennessee

Died 12/29/15
Handler – Officer Chesney Griffin

Bristol, Tenn. police K-9 dies

A Bristol Tennessee Police Department K-9 officer recently died of cancer. K-9 Ruger died on Dec. 29 after becoming sick the week of Christmas. A preliminary autopsy at the University of Tennessee revealed K-9 Ruger had cancer in his organs, the statement said. Bristol, Tenn. K-9 Officer Chesney Griffin and K-9 Ruger became acquainted in January of 2013. The statement said K-9 Ruger initially attended duck hunting school in North Carolina, before being sold to Highpoint K-9 Solutions in Highpoint, N.C. There the black Labrador retriever learned to be a police K-9.
K-9 Ruger and Griffin completed 120 hours of school together in Highpoint, N.C. and earned certification through the North American Police Work Dog Association.
Working in Bristol, Tenn. for three years, the statement said that K-9 Ruger had over 350 narcotic utilizations, which led to a considerable amount of seized illegal narcotics and firearms. He was also trained in article detection and tracking. K-9 Ruger assisted in securing numerous convictions in General Sessions Court, Sullivan County Criminal Court and currently has several federal court cases set for 2016, the post stated. K-9 Ruger will be cremated, and the ashes will be returned to Griffin.

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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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