K9 Turner – Angels Camp, California

Died – 1/28/16
Handler – Sgt. Todd Fordahl

Retired Angels Camp police dog Turner dies

Turner, a retired service dog with the Angels Camp Police Department, had to be euthanized on Jan. 28, the department reported Thursday. Turner served from 2005 to 2010 and was the first narcotics detection K-9 in the history of the department. His handler was Sgt. Todd Fordahl, now Chief Fordahl. Turner participated in numerous warrant operations throughout Calaveras County as well as in Tuolumne, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. Turner was responsible for the arrests and seizure of illegal narcotic proceeds totaling over $26 million. Turner entered in K-9 demonstrations and represented the department and the city in numerous police competitions. His last competition was in South San Francisco in 2010, at which he competed against 19 other K-9 teams and finished in first place. Turner’s remains were cremated and his ashes will be interned at Franklin Pet Cemetery in Merced, which has a police K-9 memorial.

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