What does Virginiaâs new pot law mean for employers?
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.
What does Virginiaâs new pot law mean for employers?
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.
Vernon County gets new police dog
May 25, 2021 11:22 AM Jourdan Vian
VIROQUA, Wis. (WKBT) The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office will soon have another police dog.
Sheriff John Spears announced Tuesday that Deputy Mark Ballecero will work alongside a sable German Shepherd named Dax, who will fill the role previously held by K-9 Myk. Myk died late last year.
The sheriff’s office was able to purchase Dax from Brandom Lamere of Mid-West Working Dogs LLC of Viroqua thanks to community support and donations, Spears said.
Dax was born Aug. 7, 2019, in Germany and imported from Bayreuth, Germany, last year. The new police dog will be trained in narcotics detection, criminal apprehension and article searches and receive certifications from Mid-West Working Dogs and North American Police Work Dog Association. Training for both Bellacero and Dax should be completed in early June 2021.