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Beginning July 1 it will be legal in Virginia for an adult to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, and that change in the law is forcing K-9 police dogs across the state into early retirement.
Drug dogs have been trained to alert their handlers in the same manner on multiple drugs, making it impossible to know whether itâs marijuana or some still illegal narcotic being sniffed out. And dogs have no idea if the amount of marijuana they might detect would be within the legal limit.
Henry County Sheriffâs Office K-9 Kilo is being forced to retire because of changing marijuana laws in Virginia. Kilo (left) and K-9 Deputy Andrew Kinney.
A Berrien County Sheriff's deputy and a department K9 have been honored for their part in catching a suspect who fled from police with his 1-year-old daughter
A local K-9 receives a national award By: Matt Nagy Photo Courtesy: Berrien County Sheriff\ s Office
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. A Berrien County deputy and his K-9 received an “Exceptional Service” award for subduing a dangerous suspect in March of 2020.
Deputy Brandon Crosby and K-9 Blek were recognized for this award by the North American Police Work Dog Association.
The duo was on foot tracking a man who was believed to be armed and dangerous with his one-year-old daughter.
Blek apprehended the suspect by biting on his arm after finding him hiding near a shed.
Found on the other side of that shed was the one-year-old who left unharmed.
Berrien County deputy, K9 win award from North American Police Work Dog Association
Steve Campbell / Berrien County Sheriff s Office
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BENTON HARBOR, Mich. â Deputy Brandon Crosby and K9 Blek (pronounced âblueâ) from the Berrien County Sheriffâs Office received an Exceptional Service Award from the North American Police Work Dog Association at its National Workshop in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
@SteveCampbellPhotography.com / Berrien County Sheriff s Office
The award was a result of their actions during an incident on March 25, 2020, involving a suspect wanted out of Portage, according to a news release Wednesday.
The 29-year-old suspect was believed to be armed and dangerous while traveling with his 1-year-old daughter in a vehicle.