K9 Ruger – Lee, Florida

Handler – Sergeant Dan Scowden

Lee County Sheriff’s Office K9 passes away

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) announced one of its longtime K9s has passed away. According to an LCSO Facebook post, K9 Ruger passed away with family and friends by his side. Ruger was a retired K9 who served LCSO from 2010 until 2019. He served alongside his partner, Sergeant Dan Scowden, who passed away in November 2020.LCSO said Ruger assisted with hundreds of searches for fleeing suspects, explosive searches and public demonstrations. K9 Ruger received the K-9 Officer of the Year award from the Lee County Rotary Club. According to LCSO, Ruger received the award for his service following a serious injury. Ruger went on to live with purchasing agent Daysi Castillo after he retired. He lived with her until his death.

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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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