K9 Bevrick – Zanesville, Ohio

Died 6/4/22
Handler – Officer Travis Groves

Retired Zanesville K-9 officer Bevrick dies at age 9 after lymphoma battle

Retired Zanesville Police Department K-9 officer Bevrick has died. He was 9 years old.Bevrick, a Belgian Malinois, died on Saturday. He was being treated for lymphoma by Med Vet Columbus and Brandywine Pet Hospital.Bevrick’s first shift with the department was a rainy night in the spring of 2015. He was 2 at the time, and working with his handler, patrol officer Travis Groves. Bevrick had a long career with the ZPD serving as a dual-purpose dog, trained to do narcotics sniffing, searches and tracking and apprehending, among other duties. He was trained at Pine Grove Kennel in Meigs County. The department’s K-9 unit started in 2005, with two dogs. A third dog was funded by a $10,000 donation by Nestle Purina in 2018. The unit has been funded by community donations since its inception. The donations pay for equipment and to equip police cruisers to be suitable for the K-9 officers.”The Zanesville Police Department wishes to thank everyone who contributed money and other gifts to Bevrick in the past couple of weeks while he underwent his medical procedures,” said Chief Tony Coury.

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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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