K9 Tron – Prince George’s County, Maryland

Died – 2/17/17
Handler – Sergeant Nick Cicale

Prince George’s County Police Dept. K9 dies from aggressive form of blood cancer

Tron, a 7-year-old Prince George’s County Police Department’s Special Operations dog, has passed away, the police department confirmed. The Prince George’s County Police Department said Tron became ill Thursday evening and was rushed to the veterinary hospital where they discovered he was suffering from an aggressive form of blood cancer. The cancer had spread to several of Tron’s organs. Tron was an active duty K9, and the faithful partner to Sergeant Nick Cicale. The police department told us Tron served as a patrol and drug detection dog from Sept. 2010 until his death on Friday, Feb. 17. They said throughout his career, Tron located “several dangerous suspects along with locating many pieces of evidence.” During his service, Tron received four gold medals during the 2015 World Police and Fire Games. Tron was only seven years old.

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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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