K9 Scout – Jefferson County, New York

Died -1/18/18
Handler – Deputy Adam Hallett

Jefferson Co. Sheriff K9 ‘Scout’ dies during training exercise

A Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office K9 has died as a result of an incident during a training exercise. The sheriff’s office says 6-year-old German Shepard “Scout” was doing a training exercise Thursday afternoon with eight other dogs and their handlers in Watertown. A ball used during the exercise became lodged behind Scout’s teeth, severely impairing his breathing. All handlers are trained in canine first aid and quickly attended to Scout, but Scout’s airway was blocked too long for him to survive, the sheriff’s office said. Scout was donated by Riverside Kennels in Copenhagen and was trained for explosive detection, handler protection and tracking at the New York State Police K9 school in Cooperstown. Scout had been with his handler, Deputy Adam Hallett, since 2014. “We ask our community to keep Adam in your thoughts while he grieves the sad and sudden loss of his partner,” the sheriff’s office said in a release. The sheriff’s office says the drill was an approved search exercise being conducted by New York State Police and the ball in question had been used many times before.

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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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