K9 Trixie – Portland, Maine

Died – 11/20/20
Handler – Officer Thomas Reagan

Retired Portland police K9 dies from cancer

The Portland Police Department is sad to report the passing of K-9 Trixie. K-9 Trixie worked throughout the City of Portland and beyond. K-9 Trixie provided protection to the citizens of Portland at the Portland International Jetport and worked out of town details for former Presidents Bush and Clinton. In 2015, K-9 Trixie was specially assigned to a detail to protect Pope Francis on his North American papal visit. K-9 Trixie could be called upon to help search items that could do harm to large groups of people. K-9 Trixie worked ten years following the completion of an intensive training course. K-9 Trixie retired in February of this year and was stricken with cancer in October of this year. In retirement, K-9 Trixie lived with her handler, Officer Thomas Reagan and his wife and two daughters. Officer Reagan and K-9 Trixie had that unspeakable bond that exists between handlers and their K-9 partners. K-9 Trixie will be missed by all.

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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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