K9 Tok – Orange County, New York

K9 Handler – Deputy Sheriff Daniel Volpe

Orange County Sheriff’s K-9 Tok passes away

He was the first canine to be assigned to the sheriff’s office Special Operations Group. “Tok proved to be a valuable asset in the performance of the team’s countless operations,” said Sheriff Carl DuBois. Orange County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Tok has died. He was the partner to Deputy Sheriff and Special Operations Group Operator Daniel Volpe and served the county for six years. Tok was born in Slovakia on February 10, 2012. He suffered an aggressive form of cancer and experienced a rapid decline in his health. He was trained and put into service as a patrol K-9 with a specialty in narcotics detection. Among the most notable calls he answered during his career was locating a person who overdosed in the woods, and locating a suicidal person holding a knife, saving both of their lives. Tok competed in the US Police Canine Association Region 7, Police Dog Trial in 2018 placing fifth overall, second place in obedience, and third place in criminal apprehension.

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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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