K9 deputy battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer gets $15K surprise donation from community
By Taryn Asher and David Komer online producer
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"I love my job and I hate being away from it, I truly do," he said. "One of my goals is to get back to k-9 world."
Pet stores and community rally around Oakland County K9 officer with stage 4 cancer
On Wednesday, the store owners were able to present Deputy Bob Loken with a check for $15,500. Loken is a dedicated public servant who is no stranger to supporting others in need - and this money will go toward treatments and his family's mounting expenses.
HE has seen constant changes take place around him due to three lockdowns and Warrington’s tiered restrictions. Zack Wells has also lost family members due to the devastating impact of Covid but each day he gets up, dusts himself down and goes into work. The former Padgate High student runs Zack’s Pet Stop at Warrington Market as an essential trader and, like many other workers in the town, has become a symbol of resilience during the crisis. So we caught up with the 26-year-old about what it has been like to work at the market throughout the pandemic – surrounded by shops with their shutters down.
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10:33, 31 JAN 2021
The new Warrington Market, which opened in July in the midst of a Pandemic (Image: Liverpool Echo)
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