K9 Tya – Manchester, Iowa

Died – 1/4/22

Handler – Officer Brad Comer

The Manchester Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their former officers. Tya served as the department’s K-9 from 2009 to 2018, working alongside her partner, Officer Brad Comer. Tya passed away last Tuesday. “The best part about being Tya’s partner for nine years was going to work and have Tya find illegal narcotics, people, and items that were hidden or lost,” says Officer Comer. “Tya was an easy dog to work with being she wanted to please me as her handler. Our success as a team was only because we had great fellow coworkers in law enforcement that did their jobs well and would request us to assist them in Delaware and surrounding counties. Thank you to everyone for sending kind messages and condolences following her death. Working with Tya to make our community a better place was truly an honor.” Chief Jim Hauschild says Tya had a special personality that everyone loved. Hauschild says the citizens of Manchester were very lucky to have her working for them. “Tya’s service will never be forgotten.”

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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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