K9 Nuke – Monroe, Washington

Died – 12/27/17
Handler – Officer Jason Southard

Monroe police K9 passes away

Monroe Police K-9, Ebby Calvin “Nuke” Laloosh passed away Wednesday. Nuke suffered from an incurable intestinal disorder. He passed away with his handler, Officer Jason Southard, by his side. “Over the last three and a half years, it has been an honor to work with my loyal K9 partner Nuke. Nuke’s drive to be a fighter has been nothing short of fantastic. His connection with the community and others around him has been wonderful to watch. There are many members of this Department that have made his success possible,” said Southard.

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.