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CPWDA Announcements


C.P.W.D.A. President, Rosario Savastra of
West Hartford Police Department
and C.P.W.D.A. Treasurer, James A. Cortina present Waterford Police K9
Officer, Danny Lane, with a K9 memorial plaque in memory of his K9
partner Czar. Meeting was held on 1/31/12 at Buffalo Wild Wings in
Waterford.


CPWDA Celebrates 20 years with
challenge coin
 
October 8, 1991 - October 8, 2011


CPWDA Board of Directors present a
special plaque on behalf of CPWDA members to CPWDA Treasurer James Cortina for his many years of
dedicated service to CPWDA and for being one of three charter member's
of the CPWDA when it was formed in 1991. Board of Directors L to R
Officer Dan Gagnon, Vice President of CPWDA Eastern Division,
Ledyard Police Department, CPWDA President Rosario Savastra, West
Hartford Police Department; plaque recipient James Cortina , Officer
Bobby Kempke, CPWDA Secretary, Ledyard Police Department; Officer Joseph Capodiffero, CPWDA
Vice President Central Region, Farmington Police Department;
Missing from photo; Officer Dennis Bradshaw, CPWDA Vice-President
Western Region, Monroe Police Department. Meeting held on 9/20/11, West
Harford, CT.


CPWDA Board of Directors present a
special plaque on behalf of CPWDA members to Master Trainer, Lt. William Scribner of New Milford
Police Department for his many years of dedicated service to CPWDA and
for being one of three charter member's of the CPWDA when it was formed
in 1991. Presentation of plaque was made by Board of Directors L to R
CPWDA Treasurer James Cortina, CPWDA President Rosario Savastra,
West Hartford Police Department; Plaque recipient, Lt. William
Scribner; Officer Dan Gagnon, Vice President of CPWDA Eastern
Division, Ledyard Police Department. Missing from photo; Officer Bobby Kempke, CPWDA
Secretary, Ledyard Police Department; Officer Joseph Capodiffero, CPWDA
Vice President Central Region, Farmington Police Department; Officer
Dennis Bradshaw, CPWDA Vice-President Western Region, Monroe Police
Department. Meeting held on 9/20/11, West Harford, CT.


CPWDA K9 Memorial Plaque Recipient:
Center. Officer Chris Holt for K9 Karo, Groton Town Police
Department. CPWDA Board of Directors
L TO R. CPWDA Treasurer James Cortina, Officer Rosario Savastra, CPWDA
President, West Hartford Police Department; Officer Dan Gagnon, Vice
President of CPWDA Eastern Division, Ledyard Police Department,
Officer Bobby Kempke, CPWDA Secretary, Ledyard Police Department.
Missing from photo: Officer Joseph Capodiffero, CPWDA Vice President
Central Region, Farmington Police Department; Officer Dennis Bradshaw, CPWDA
Vice-President Western Region, Monroe Police Department. Meeting held on
9/20/11, West Harford, CT.

2011 Police and Fire World Games

K9 Marco Officer Rob Johnson & K9 Dibbs
Congratulations to both
Officer Richard Boyle and Robert Johnson of the Manchester Police
Department’s K-9 unit. Both officers successfully competed in the
2011 Police and Fire World Games, held Aug. 29 through Sept. 1 at
Fort Totten in New York City. Officer Richard Boyle and his police
service dog, Marco, and Officer Robert Johnson and his K-9 partner,
Dibbs, both placed well in the competitions. Boyle and Marco earned
first place in building searches, second place in vehicle searches
and third place in overall narcotics. Johnson and Dibbs earned first
place with box searches and third place in overall patrol. Officer
Boyle has been a CPWDA member since 2004 and Officer Johnson has
been a member since 2007. Their participation in the event was
sponsored by the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association and the
Manchester Police Department.


A dinner was held on 8/23/11 for the
recipients of the Daniel Wasson Memorial Award for the years 2009 & 2010
which was held at the Cheesecake Factory in West Hartford, CT and
attended by the CPWDA Board of Directors and their wives. L to R
Officer Joseph Capodiffero, 2009 2nd Runner Up and CPWDA Vice
President Central Region, Farmington Police Department; Officer Dennis
Bradshaw, CPWDA Vice-President Western Region, Monroe Police Department;
Officer Rosario Savastra, CPWDA President, West Hartford Police
Department; Officer Dan Gagnon, Daniel Wasson Memorial Award 2010 1st
Runner Up and CPWDA Vice President Eastern Region, Ledyard Police
Department; Officer Todd Mona, 2009 Wasson Memorial Award Winner, East
Hartford Police Department, James Cortina, CPWDA Treasurer. Missing from
photo is Officer Frank Reda, Daniel Wasson Memorial Award Winner for
2010, Norwalk Police Department; Officer Jason Venditto, Daniel Wasson Memorial Award 2010 2ND
Runner Up, Hamden Police Department; Officer Tamra French, Daniel Wasson
Memorial Award 2009 1st Runner Up, Easton Police Department; Officer Bobby Kempke, CPWDA Secretary,
Ledyard Police Department. Congratulations to all the winners!


CPWDA K9 Memorial Plaque Recipients:
Front Row, second from left, William Turley, Retired Detective, East
Hartford Police Department (K-9 Miranda); and third from left, Humberto
Morales, formerly with New London Police Department (K-9 Niko) currently
Detective, Connecticut State Police. The CPWDA Board of Directors, Front
Row left to right: James A. Cortina, CPWDA Treasurer; 4th from left,
Officer Bobby Kempke, CPWDA Secretary, Ledyard Police Department; 5th
from left, Officer Joseph Capodiferro, Vice-President of CPWDA Central
Division, Farmington Police Department. Back Row left to right:
Officer Dennis Bradshaw, Vice President of CPWDA Western Division,
Monroe Police Department; CPWDA President Rosiaro Savastra, West
Hartford Police Department; and Officer Dan Gagnon, Vice President of
CPWDA Eastern Division, Ledyard Police Department. Absent from picture,
who also received a plaque, is Lieutenant Frank McDermott, Hamden Police
Department (K-9 Hero). Meeting held on May 16, 2011, West Hartford, CT .


Waterford Police Department hosted a
First Aid Seminar in Waterford, CT. that was instructed by nationally
known Paul McNamara, DVM.
Front Row L TO R. James Cortina, CPWDA Treasurer; Officer Dan Gagnon,
CPWDA Vice-President, Ledyard Police Department. Back
Row L TO R. Officer Dan Lane, Waterford Police Department who
arranged the First Aid Seminar; Instructor Paul McNamara, DVM; Officer Rosario Savastra,
CPWDA President, West Hartford Police Department; and Officer Bobby Kempke,
CPWDA Secretary, Ledyard Police Department. CPWDA Directors presented a plaque to Paul
McNamara DVM, in Waterford, CT on May 15, 2011.


CPWDA
winners of a free two-year subscription to Police K9 Magazine,
compliments of Police K9 Magazine were L TO R. Officer Danny
Lane, Waterford Police Department, Officer Dennis Bradshaw, Monroe
Police Department and Officer Rob Johnson of Manchester Police
Department. Congratulations to the lucky winners and thank you to Police
K9 Magazine for your generous contribution of magazines! ( December 2010
Meeting )


CPWDA K9 Memorial Plaque Recipients:
Front Row L TO R. Officer Peter Parinzino for K9 Niko,
Portland Police Department, Detective Sergeant
Thomas Calvello for K9 Berry, Bristol
Police Department, Officer Kenneth Mellor for K9 Harley, East Lyme
Police Department, and Officer John Mahon for K9 Gaston, Southington
Police Department. Back Row L TO R. Members of the Board of
Directors: CPWDA Treasurer James Cortina, CPWDA President William Nott
Jr. of Ledyard Police Department, and CPWDA Secretary
Rosario Savastra of West Hartford Police Department. (December 2010
meeting)


CPWDA Trainer Certification Recipients:
First Row L TO R. Officer Dennis Bradshaw, Monroe Police
Department, Officer Jay Venditto, Hamden Police Department, Officer Todd
Lynch, New London Police Department, Sgt. James Antonelli, Danbury
Police Department and Officer Eric Rocheleau of West Hartford Police
Department. Second Row L to R Inspector James Imbert,
Federal Protective Service, Sgt. Bill Finucane, MTA Police Department,
Officer Robert Johnson, Manchester Police Department, Officer Frank Reda,
Norwalk Police Department and Officer John Mahon of Southington Police
Department. Missing from photo - Lt. Frank McDermott, Hamden Police
Department and Officer Richard Boyle of Manchester Police Department. (
February 2010 meeting )


Officer Dan Gagnon, Ledyard Police
Department and Officer Tom Clements of Stratford Police Department
receive their memorial plaques for their deceased partners K9 "Jack and
K9 "Zak". (Left to Right ) James Cortina, CPWDA Treasurer, Officer Dan
Gagnon, CPWDA President William Nott Jr. of Ledyard Police Department,
Officer Tom Clements of Stratford Police Department and CPWDA Secretary
Rosario Savastra of West Hartford Police Department.( February 2010
meeting )


Past CPWDA President, Officer Eric
Rocheleau, of West Hartford Police Department, receives his plaque from
CPWDA Executive Board Members. ( L to R ) James Cortina, CPWDA
Treasurer, Current CPWDA President, Willian Nott Jr., Ledyard Police
Department, and CPWDA Secretary Rosario Savastra of West Hartford Police
Department. Officer Roceleau served as CPWDA President 2008 and
2009. ( February 2010 meeting )

2009 Connecticut Police K-9 Olympic
Winners
Top K-9 Team

The Connecticut Police Work Dog
Association congratulates Officer Robert Johnson & K-9 Dibbs from
Manchester Police Department for coming in 1st place at the 2009
Connecticut Police K-9 Olympics held at Stores, Connecticut on July 25,
2009 where over 30 K-9 units competed.


Officer Matthew Lima of
Milford Police Department and K-9 Judge received the Wasson Award
1st runner-up plaque, certificate and Wasson bar from the Connecticut
Police Work Dog Association Board of Directors at an awards meeting. The
“Daniel Wasson Memorial Canine Award” is named after a Milford K9 police
officer who was killed in the line of duty. Photo from left to right: CPWDA President, Officer William Nott Jr., Officer Matthew Lima of
Milford Police Department, CPWDA Secretary, Officer Rosario Savastra and
CPWDA Treasurer, James A. Cortina. ( 2009 meeting )


Officer Robert Johnson and
his K-9 Dibbs from Manchester Police Department received a Connecticut
Police Work Dog Association certificate for winning the Connecticut
Police Canine Olympics which was held in Storrs Connecticut at the
U-Conn campus on July 25, 2009. Over 30 K-9 teams competed with Officer
Johnson being the states top K-9 team winning the event. Photo from left
to right: CPWDA President, Officer William Nott Jr., Officer Mathew Lima
of Milford Police Department, CPWDA Secretary, Officer Rosario Savastra
and CPWDA Treasurer, James A. Cortina. ( 2009 meeting )
Officer Jo-Anne Gagnon
from Manchester Police Department is presented a K9 memorial plaque
for her K9 " Chully" from CPWDA President Eric Rocheleau of West
Hartford Police Department.
Officer George Potts ( L
) from New London Police Department is presented a K9 memorial
plaque for his K9 "Sequoia" from CPWDA President Eric Rocheleau of
West Hartford Police Department.
CPWDA President, Eric Rocheleau ( L
) from West Hartford Police Department presents a K9 memorial plaque
to Officer Jeff Angell for "K-9 Niko" of Windsor Locks Police
Department.
CPWDA President, Eric Rocheleau
from West Hartford Police Department presents a K9 memorial plaque
to Officer Amy Fiano for her K-9
"Valor" of Windsor Police Department.
  

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