K9 Havoc – Durham, Canada

Died – 1/24/20
Handler – Det.-Const. Wayne King

‘You served with pride:’ Retired Durham police dog Havoc dies

A Durham police dog skilled at tracking and apprehending fleeing suspects has died. On Jan. 24, Durham police and K9 handler Det.-Const. Wayne King announced via Twitter that retired police service dog Havoc died peacefully with King and family at his side. He was 14. Havoc retired after 10 years of DRPS service in 2017. During his years as a police service dog, Havoc was skilled at tracking suspects. In July 2013, officers were called to Lynde Shores in Whitby for a report of a $175,000 outdoor marijuana grow op in the conservation area. When police arrived two suspects fled. Havoc tracked one of the suspects for more than a kilometre through a dense and muddy forest before the dog found the man hiding in thick bushes. The suspect was arrested. In December of that year Havoc tracked a man who had tried to forcefully enter an Oshawa home after approaching a woman. In that case Havoc tracked the suspect for an hour and a half through a ravine area before finding him hiding under a deck.

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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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