K9 Zorro – Buttler, Ohio

Handler – Officer Amy Carr

Retired Butler Township K9 dies

The Butler Township Police Department is mourning the loss of a retired four-legged officer. K9 Zorro joined the Butler Township Police Department in 2015 where he worked alongside his handler at the time, Officer Amy Carr. He later retired from service. On Wednesday, May 17, the Butler Township Police Department announced that the retired K9 had passed away. “Zorro will be greatly missed by all of us here in Butler Township especially his fellow officers and friends,” the police department said in a Facebook post. “He will be forever standing guard and watching over the officers and residents of Butler Township. Rest well Brother Zorro! We will take it from here!”
The Dayton Police Department also expressed their sympathy at his passing. “The Dayton Police Department extends our condolences to Sgt. Amy Carr, her family, and colleagues at Butler Township Police on the sudden passing of retired K9 Zorro. We thank K9 Zorro and Sgt. Carr for their years of service and working with our department on many occasions. Rest well, Zorro.”

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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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