K9 Sage – McHenry County, Illinois

Died – 3/8/19
Handler – Deputy Bruketta

McHenry County Sheriff K-9, Sage, passes away

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office says one of their K-9 officers, Sage, has passed away. The sheriff’s office says he passed away on March 8 due to medical complications. K-9 Sage had been the faithful partner of Deputy Bruketta since April 19, 2010. K-9 Sage graduated Police K-9 training in June of 2010 and was trained in narcotics detection, handler and civilian protection, tracking, article searches, crowd control, area/building searches, and advanced cadaver location. During K-9 Sage’s 8 plus years of service, his detection’s led to seizures in excess of $650,000 and 11 vehicles. K-9 Sage helped remove over $8,332,460 worth of drugs off the streets of McHenry County in his career.K-9 Sage was credited with 43 subject finds through tracks, area searches, building searches, and at least 7 cadaver finds. K9 Sage also made countless appearances in K-9 demonstrations at the McHenry County Fair, schools, and other special events. “Sage made me a better person in many areas of my life. Sage was so special and unique. He will never be replaced. He was one in a million,” stated Deputy Bruketta, Sage’s partner and handler for his entire career. The sheriff’s office also offered a special thank you to Animal Hospital of Woodstock for taking care of Sage over the years. Sage was set to retire in June of 2019.

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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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