K9 Dexter – Kent State, Ohio

Handler – Officer Witt

Kent State Police announce death of K9

Kent State Police announced Wednesday that one of its K9s had died. K9 Dexter, an explosive detection dog, passed away after serving for eight and a half years with his handler, Officer Witt, on April 29.K9 Dexter and Officer Witt had conducted several security details, including sweeps for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots holiday campaign and the Akron Marathon Race Series. K9 Dexter also enjoyed spending time at home with Officer Witt’s family and fetching balls from the open fields at Kent State University. Despite being terminally ill, K9 Dexter continued working until his last days and conducted a sweep just three days before passing away.K9 Dexter was laid to rest, and his loss has been mourned by many, Kent State Police said. K9 Dexter served honorably and with dedication, Kent State Police wrote in a Facebook post.

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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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