K9 Gideon – Miami-Dade Corrections, Florida

Died 6/4/23
Handler – Officer Karlos Ramos

Miami-Dade police mourns death of beloved K9 officer

It is with a heavy heart that the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department announces the passing of K-9 Officer Gideon. K-9 Officer Gideon began suffering from health issues in March, and after waging a valiant battle, succumbed to his illness on June 4th, 2023. Though K-9 Officer Gideon was with us for only eight years, he leaves behind a legacy that will always be remembered. K-9 Officer Gideon was a Labrador Retriever, born in Colombia on October 10, 2014. After completing Canine Detection Handler School, he was paired with Officer Karlos Ramos in 2016. Together, they worked the afternoon shift, protecting our facilities and the community. K-9 Officer Gideon assisted in contraband and perimeter searches throughout our facilities, helping to maintain institutional safety and security. K-9 Officer Gideon quickly proved himself as a tremendous asset to the Department, and would become known as one of our most effective Canine Officers. K-9 Officer Gideon and Officer Ramos developed a strong bond immediately. Their mutual trust – along with K-9 Officer Gideon’s excellent tracking ability – led to a number of narcotics detections early in their partnership. Gideon’s name is biblical. Gideon means “Mighty Warrior”, and that’s what K-9 Officer Gideon was to us, a “Mighty Warrior”. “Gideon is remembered for his intelligence, commitment to the job, and personality,” said Director James Reyes. “He is also remembered for his numerous contributions to public safety made while performing his duties.” Over the course of K-9 Officer Gideon’s career, he and Officer Ramos had well over 2,900 training hours with nearly 120,000 career sniffs. Gideon’s favorite part of the job was getting to visit with the numerous kids over the years at the various demonstrations with organizations and schools. On behalf of #MDCR, we would like to thank K9 Officer Gideon for his dedication to public service and the law enforcement community.

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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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