K9 Ty – California City, California

Died – 9/7/16
Handler – Officer Rivera

Today, I had to say goodbye to my best friend and my partner. I’m sitting here wiping tears off my screen and off my face because of how unexpected this operation went, but I won’t go into details. I taught Ty so many things and watched him grow into the most amazing police dog anyone could ask for and he taught me some things as well. Ty was the best kind of friend. The best kind of partner. I watched and felt all the pain leaving his body. I held him close letting him know he was a good boy, a big strong pup that could take on the world, and mans…my best friend. I watched his life leave him but I saw how relaxed and pain free he was. I started thinking of all the things he’s shown me, things like how to find drugs in hidden compartments, how to scale 6 foot walls, how to track down missing persons and give them a good lick to make sure they knew they were safe, how to catch a Kong in mid air, how to love unconditionally, how to be as honest, how to show respect but also keep your guard up, how to make sure that the bad guys don’t get a leg up, how sprint as fast as you could through the house and not get caught by Demitri(the boxer). You showed me unconditional love and I returned the favor. Til Valhalla, rest easy little brother. I’ll miss you.

K9 Ty Vom Friedrichsfelder Eck
EOW 9-7-2016

K9 Ty succumbed to injuries sustained on August 3rd, 2016, during an apprehension of a suspect during a barricade. The subject was holding a woman and a child hostage inside a home Boron, California. K9 Ty and his handler, as well as deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, entered the home in an attempt to rescue the hostages. During the apprehension the subject fell on Ty, breaking his back. On September 7th, 2016, Ty succumbed to complications of surgery related to the injury. K9 Ty had served with the California City Police Department for 2-1/2 years and was trained in narcotics detection and 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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