K-9 TIMOSHENKO IS TOP DOG IN CADAVER TRIALS IN THE U.S.
Source: Silive (Extract)
Posted: May 8, 2021
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Decorated K-9 Timoshenko “Timmy,” named after fallen NYPD Det. Russell Timoshenko, has received a top dog nod.
The NYPD Special Ops announced on its Twitter feed “Timmy” and his partner, Detective Benjamin Colecchia, won the top dog in Cadaver Trials and National Handler of the Year, at the National U.S. Police K-9 Association trials.
“Benny and Timmy have worked hard to become one of the finest police K9 teams in the USA,” the Tweet states.
This is not the first accolade K9 Timoshenko has been awarded.
Late 2020, K9 Timoshenko helped the NYPD search for a missing Staten Island doctor in Clove Lakes Park, in a large pond near Victory Boulevard.
K9 Timoshenko and Colecchia were honored for “Cop of the Month,” after they assisted in the apprehension of murder suspects in three highly publicized cases on Staten Island.
K9 Timoshenko helped find the remains of a slain elementary school teacher Jeanine Cammarata, at a storage facility in Arden Heights in 2019.
K9 Timoshenko alerted officers of human remains in a wooded area of Arden Heights in February of 2019. Police found remains of a 50-year-old, which later helped them charge two individuals in connection with the alleged murder.
In January of 2019, K9 Timoshenko led officers to the presence of biological evidence at a construction site on Staten Island, a dumpster in Perth Amboy, N.J., and a pit used to incinerate materials in Rahway, N.J., in the disappearance of a Westerleigh man.
Both Colecchia and K9 Timoshenko have worked to help the NYPD solve more cases, from homicides to gun ceasing.
K-9 Timoshenko was named after NYPD Detective Russel Timoshenko, who was shot and killed in 2007 after pulling over a stolen vehicle in Brooklyn.
Det. Timoshenko’s mother, Tatyana Timoshenko, expressed how proud she was for both “Timmy” and Colecchia in their achievements and teamwork.
“The dog is smart. He keeps my son’s memory alive, so I feel good and appreciative of both Timoshenko and Benny for the hard work and doing a good job,” she said. “I know all of the achievements and things [K9 Timoshenko] has done. Benny has kept us updated, and for that I am proud of the teamwork they both have. It means so much to my husband and me that through this dog, who has helped many people, we see our son’s legacy continue.”
In the past, Colecchia has been awarded the Staten Island Kennel Club Award, the David Wright Achievement Award, the Centurion Award, and the U.S. Police Canine Association Valor Award, the Advance reported.