K9 Tarah – Endicott, New York

Died – 8/15/22
Handler – Officer J.L. Vanek

1st K9 to serve Endicott Police dies

The first K9 to serve with the Endicott Police Department died Monday.K9 Tarah served with Officer J.L. Vanek from 2008 to 2020. She then served with the Owego Police Department until her death on Aug. 15.Endicott Police credited K9 Tarah for tracking violent suspects and for detecting narcotics which lead to multiple arrests.Tarah also helped find vulnerable missing persons and served as an ambassador for the Endicott Police Department when interacting with the public and children, police said. “Our deepest condolences to Officer J.L. Vanek, the Vanek family, and the Southern Tier Canine Association on the loss of our faithful friend Tarah,” said Endicott Police.

Tags

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.
| Old Memorials | Site Map
Copyright © 1973 - 2024 Louise Krause Memorials to Fallen K-9's Hosted By PC-GEEK Site Maintained BY Jim Cortina