K9 Xocko – Illinois State Police

Illinois State Police retired K9 passes away

A retired K9 for the Illinois State Police has passed away. K9 Xocko served for nearly nine years with Lt. Colonel Chris Owen before retiring on Jan. 1, 2015. After retirement, he lived in rural Illinois, hanging out with his family, kids, and relaxing in a big barn. During his career Xocko was responsible for the seizure of over five tons of contraband, several millions of dollars of illegal proceeds, hundreds of criminal arrests, and the apprehensions of numerous major criminals. Xocko participated in community and school events for children in Illinois. ISP posted on Facebook, “K9 Xocko was a fierce force on the streets and a tremendous assets to the Illinois State Police. He was loved by Lt. Colonel Owen and many Troopers who worked alongside him on the arrests. Spending nine years in a squad car with a K9 partner every day is a bond like no other. He will be dearly missed.”

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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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