K9 Kolt – Santa Rosa, California

Died 5/30/21
Handler – Officer Kaiden Kemp

Retired Santa Rosa police dog dies of cancer at 7

Retired Santa Rosa police dog, Kolt, died Sunday after a short battle with cancer, the police department announced in a Facebook post. The 7-year-old dog retired from the police department in 2020 after five years of service, when he moved to Southern California with his handler, Officer Kaiden Kemp. “Kolt apprehended numerous violent offenders, taught the community about the importance of police K-9’s and helped keep officers & our community safe,” the post said. On May 15, Kolt became extremely sick and was taken to a local veterinary hospital, according to a GoFundMe page set up to help with Kolt’s medical expenses. “Kolt lost a short battle with cancer, and today he was laid to rest with my old K9 uniform draped over him, and his K9 collar around his neck,” Kemp wrote on the page. “I’ll always have the memories, and I know he’ll be looking over me until we’re together again.” “You were a good boy, Kolt. Thank you for your service,” one commenter, Remy Gervais, said. “Thank you for keeping our community safe.“

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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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