K9 Zeno – Daytona Beach, Florida

Died 6/25/20
Handler – Officer Darren Santiago

K-9 Zeno passes away after serving Daytona Beach community for over 7 years, police say

The Daytona Beach Police Department announced on Wednesday that K-9 Zeno has passed away. They made the announcement on Facebook, where they outlined the K-9’s long career in law enforcement. K-9 Zeno was reportedly born in Europe in October 2011. He traveled to the United States, where he underwent rigorous testing and was selected to become a Daytona Beach Police Department K-9. He started his career with the department in 2012, they said. He was paired with Officer Darren Santiago and together, they completed the 480-hour Florida Department of Law Enforcement K-9 Team training course. K-9 Zeno learned a lot, including how to conduct area and building searches, tracking, and criminal apprehension. Then, a year later in narcotics school, the department said that K-9 Zeno learned how to detect drugs. Police said that K-9 Zeno and his handler spent seven and a half years together, catching numerous suspects, finding a plethora of narcotics, and keeping Daytona Beach’s streets safe. In July 2019, K-9 Zeno retired and enjoyed life at home, surrounded by family who loved him and gave him lots of play-time and treats. “We want to thank K-9 Zeno from the bottom of our hearts for his service to his partner, to the K-9 Unit and to the citizens of Daytona Beach,” the Daytona Beach Police Department wrote.

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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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