K9 Nitro – St. Charles, Missouri

Handler – Officer Dan Allen

St. Charles Police Department mourns death of former narcotics K-9 Nitro

The St. Charles Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Nitro, a former St. Charles police K-9 who retired in 2021, died recently after a two-year battle with a terminal illness, police said. The St. Charles Police Department honored the narcotics K-9 in a Facebook post Tuesday. Nitro served the department for seven years from 2014 to 2021. The K-9 was trained in narcotics detection, tracking and apprehension. Police said in the post that Nitro’s work resulted in the seizure of millions of dollars and countless drugs. “Nitro was a loyal and brave partner to his handler, Officer Dan Allen. Together, they worked tirelessly to keep our community safe,” St. Charles police said in the post. After retirement from the police force, Nitro spent his days being loved by family and friends. “We will never forget Nitro’s service to our community, he was a true asset to our city,” the post said. St. Charles police gave condolences to Officer Allen and his family on the death of Nitro.

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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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