K9 Taz – Niagara, New York

Died 3/4/24
Handlers – Deputy Craig Beiter and Lt. James Hildreth

Retired Niagara County Sheriff’s Office K9 passes away

We are saddened to announce the passing of retired NCSO Canine Taz (12/14/2010-3/4/2024)Canine Taz was a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix that was born in Hungary, and joined NCSO in February 2012. He served with two handlers during his time with us, Deputy Craig Beiter and Lt. James Hildreth. Taz obtained an array of certifications, including: advanced narcotics detection, building searches, tracking, area searches, criminal apprehensions, and tactical operations. He proved very effective throughout his career, with numerous successful searches for suspects, narcotics, officer safety deployments, and more.What Taz will be most fondly remembered for by the community, is his friendly demeanor, especially towards children. Taz was very popular at the many events he attended, and loved to spend time with the public. Taz was one of a kind, and will be sorrowfully missed. Good boy, Taz – thank you from your family at NCSO

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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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