K9 Scales – New Jersey State Police

Died – 12/30/20
Handler – Sgt. Glenn Robertson

New Jersey State Police mourn loss of K-9 officer after 10 years of service

New Jersey State Police announced the death of one of their K-9 officers that dedicated 10 years of service to the force. K-9 Scales was put to rest on Dec. 30 due to health issues, police announced Thursday. Officials said K-9 Scales served New Jersey from 2007 to 2017 and was the faithful partner of Sgt. Glenn Robertson. K-9 Scales was a patrol and explosive protection dog that was used in hundreds of deployments. He was also a member of New Jersey’s Detect and Render Safe Taskforce. Robertson and Scales conducted sweeps for explosives at the Statehouse, state government buildings and sports and concerts at MetLife Stadium. K-9 Scales also responded to numerous bomb threats throughout New Jersey. Authorities say some career highlights include in 2012 when Robertson and Scales assisted in explosive sweeps at MetLife Stadium for the Talmud celebration sponsored by Agudath Israel of America, where approximately 100,000 people were in attendance, and in 2014, they played a vital role in conducting safety sweeps at Super Bowl XLVIII. K-9 Scales also assisted the State Police and local agencies in tracking down numerous suspects on canine tracks and assisted with perimeter security in hundreds of fugitive investigations and search warrant executions. K-9 Scales was named in honor of fallen Trooper I Christopher Scales, who was killed in the line of duty on December 3, 2002.

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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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