K9 Waco – Queensland, Australia

Died – 2/3/17

Queensland Police Dog Dies After Chasing Car Thief

Police Dog Waco, an eight-year-old German Shepherd, and his handler, a senior constable, were following an offender who had stolen a car in Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, on Thursday afternoon about 1:30 p.m. when the police dog became unsteady on his feet and showed signs of heat stress. In a statement released on Friday, the Queensland Police Service announced PD Waco passed away just before 5am the following day despite vets doing everything they could. “Despite attempts to lower his body temperature and replace his fluids, PD Waco sadly passed away just before 5am today,” the statement read. Queensland Police said Waco’s handler, a senior constable described as “very experienced”, was devastated at the loss of his partner. “The QPS takes the health and wellbeing of all police dogs very seriously and see them as valued members of the police family.” Deception Bay sweltered at 30C by 10am on Thursday.

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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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