K9 Vader – Virginia State Police

Died 8/1/18

Virginia State Police K9 fatally shot

A man tied to two New Haven shootings, including the murder of a mother, may have been killed by Virginia State Police. On Wednesday afternoon, an officer was posted outside the house of the woman who was murdered back in May, and said the family had been in and out today, relieved after getting the news that the alleged murder suspect Tramaine Poole was dead. New Haven Major Crime detectives took off for Virginia Wednesday morning. Police, along with the FBI and U.S. Marshals have been searching for Poole since late May. Poole is wanted by New Haven police for the murder of Tyekqua Nesbitt in front of her two children, ages 6 and 11, back in May. They believe he is also connected to a potentially related shooting that happened a few weeks early during which a 36-year-old woman was shot. Virginia State Police said a pursuit began around 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday. “The trooper that stopped the vehicle he ran the tags and it came back stolen out of Connecticut. The trooper attempted to make a traffic stop, and it seemed the suspect was going to pull over and then he hit his acceleration and a pursuit entailed,” said Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya. Virginia troopers say car took off, with Poole shooting out of the vehicle, at one point a bullet even piercing the back of a K9 trooper’s vehicle, killing a police dog.The stolen car eventually got off an exit where shots were exchanged and Poole was pronounced dead. Police say there was also a woman in the car. The pursuit ended near Loco School and Bell roads in Sussex County.

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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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