K9 Solo – Michigan State Police

Died – 3/6/24
Handler – Trooper Jereme Miller

Michigan State Police K9 euthanized because of bloat

The Michigan State Police Marshall Post has announced their K-9, Solo, passed away March 6 after suffering a medical emergency.Solo was taken in for emergency surgery to repair a twisted stomach, which is a life-threatening condition that German Shepherds are susceptible to, according to officials. It was decided during surgery to euthanize 6-year-old Solo, since the surgery would not have been successful.“This is a huge blow to the Marshall Post family, and as you can all imagine, a bigger impact on Trooper Miller and his family,” said F/Lt. Barry Schrader, post commander of the Marshall Post.“In speaking with Trooper Miller, Solo finished his career like a trooper would,” he added.According to the Michigan State Police, Solo helped secure 4 kilos of methamphetamine during a search warrant hours before his medical emergency.Canine handler Trooper Jereme Miller was Solo’s partner, and said this week marked five years since he and Solo graduated from canine school.The duo had 68 successful apprehensions, where they tracked down fleeing suspects or missing persons.Trooper Miller strongly believes they were on pace for 100 apprehensions during Solo’s career.Solo also helped seize over 40 pounds of narcotics during his service.The Michigan State Police thanks Solo for his dedication and service to the Michigan State Police and citizens of Michigan, and asks everyone to keep Trooper Miller and his family in your thoughts during this time.

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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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