What?! No ‘retirement bone’?!
Amazing creatures on their own, dogs are known to be “man’s best friend.” Some dogs, however, raise the bar to a level most can never attain.
Such is the case with Doxie, K-9 officer with the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office, who officially retired Monday.
Doxie and his handler, Deputy Greg Richardson appeared before Halifax County commissioners Monday in recognition for their work.
While human retirees generally receive a watch to commemorate their tenure, Doxie was presented with a special collar and a plaque to commemorate his work, according to Halifax County Sheriff Jeff Frazier.
“He’s done a good job,” Frazier said.
Richardson said Doxie came to work with the department in 2003. He was a year-and-a-half old. He described Doxie in his early years as the skinniest and ugliest dog he had ever seen.
He said he and Doxie have a bit of a “Turner and Hooch” relationship.
“We kind of started out on the wrong foot,” Richardson said.
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Woman leaves corporate world for town police force
Katie Horgan is not one to just sit back and take life easy.
After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting, and working in the corporate world in Boston and Portsmouth for four years, she said she felt it was time to do more with her life. She embarked on the road to becoming a police officer and was hired this year by the North Hampton Police Department.
“I went into business because it was safer and more lucrative, but I could no longer sit in an office,” said Horgan. “I wanted something where I could get up in the morning and really enjoy doing what I did.”
However, once she made the decision to become a police officer, there was a lot of work still to be done to convince people she was serious and capable.
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Chelmsford police dog gets his vest
I can tell Axel is a male…females LOVE new clothes!
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Chelmsford police officer Axel has finally received a bulletproof vest. A 3-year-old Czechoslovakian shepherd, Axel has been K9 Officer Dave Leo’s partner since his predecessor Andy died from duty-related injuries two years ago. He received the vest in the mail a little more than a week ago, a late Christmas present.
Leo said many Chelmsford residents donated funds toward the vest, leaving Axel with more money than it cost. The extra funds will be used for other equipment for Axel.
Axel doesn’t like the vest much right now – the few times he’s had the stiff, bulky piece on, he’s made it clear he wants it off – but Leo said he reacted the same way to his harness. He’ll soon get used to the vest, Leo predicted.
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New Castle County Pride donation to help protect K-9 officers
New Castle County Pride Inc. donated nearly $3,000 to New Castle County Police for the purchase of six bulletproof vests for its K-9 dogs on Thursday, Dec. 30.
The nonprofit New Castle County Pride presented a check made out for $2,932.16 to county police at the Judge Morris Estate on the grounds of White Clay Creek State Park near Pike Creek.
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Community raises $10K for Highland, Alpine K-9 unit
A $10,000 drug-sniffing dog is headed to Alpine and Highland.
After a major fundraising campaign, the money needed for the dog was, at last, a done deal on Monday, thanks to Bank of American Fork, Kohler’s grocery store, a Christmas concert, a yard sale and many individual donations.
Bank officials handed over the money to Lone Peak Police Chief Kip Botkin.
“We are extremely grateful,” Botkin said.
Police will now begin doing their homework to decide what specially trained dogs are available nationally. After the dog is purchased, both dog and officer will undergo three months of on-the-job training together as the K-9 team learns how to handle suspects, drug busts and more.
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