K9 Halligan – Oxford, North Carolina

Died – 1/17/24
Handler – Corporal Daniel Allen

Oxford Police Department grieves the loss of K-9 Halligan, dies from medical emergency

The Oxford Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their members.In a Facebook post, the department announced the passing of police K-9 Halligan, who died Jan. 17 due to a medical emergency.Halligan, who was 5 years and 3 months old, had been injured in a shooting alongside his handler, Corporal Allen, on May 5.The social media post says, “Halligan has faithfully and loyally served the Oxford Police Department and the City of Oxford since December of 2019. Both he and his current handler, Cpl. Daniel Allen was injured by gunfire in an incident back in May of 2023. They have been recovering together at Cpl. Allen’s home ever since. Cpl. Allen stayed by his partner’s side to the very end. He will be deeply missed.”On May 5, Halligan and Allen responded to a standoff between Oxford Police and a barricaded suspect. The suspect, who had already shot an officer, opened fire again, hitting both Halligan and Allen.Neighbors say the shooting incident started around 6:20 p.m. on Prospect Avenue. It ended hours later, around 3:30 a.m., when police say units determined the suspect inside had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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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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