K9 Stark – Mississauga, Canada

Died – Const. Jason Senechal

Mississauga, Brampton cops bid farewell to fallen K9 colleague

Police in Mississauga and Brampton are mourning the loss of another four-legged partner in crime fighting. Peel Regional Police service dog Stark, a five-year-old Belgian Shepherd who served full-time in the K9 Unit since 2019, died this week after a short battle with cancer. In a post to social media, officials with the Peel police K9 Unit said that Stark and his partner, Const. Jason Senechal, “served and protected our Region with honour and passion for the past four years.”Stark began his training with the Peel force in February 2019 and after 16 weeks graduated to full-time duty along with Kylo, also a Belgian Shepherd brought to Peel from Holland the previous year with Stark.

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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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