NHCSO mourns passing of retired K-9 Ross The New Hanover County Sheriff s Office announced on Friday that retired K-9 Ross passed away earlier this week. (Source: NHCSO/Facebook) By WECT Staff | February 26, 2021 at 11:08 AM EST - Updated February 26 at 11:08 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Sheriffâs Office on Friday announced that retired K-9 Ross passed away earlier this week.
The 12-year-old German shepherd began his career with the sheriffâs office and his handler, Lt. Croom, in 2010, working patrol for seven years.
âK-9 Ross is credited with tracking and locating numerous suspects involved in criminal activity and sniffing out many narcotics finds that resulted in taking illegal drugs off the street,â a Facebook post stated.
âI shot him twice.â 911 calls reveal frantic moments after man allegedly pushes his way inside off-duty deputyâs home
Suspect has long criminal history including charges for assault, drugs, and resisting an officer
âI shot him twice.â 911 calls reveal frantic moments after man allegedly pushes his way inside off-duty deputyâs home By Ann McAdams | February 25, 2021 at 1:15 PM EST - Updated February 25 at 6:10 PM
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - One day after a shooting at the home of a New Hanover County sheriffâs deputy, WECT is learning new details about what led to the incident. Neighbors say the deputy who fired the weapon is a mother of three, who was off-duty at home with her kids when a neighbor ran to her for help.
By JOHN STATON | Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. | Published: February 25, 2021 WILMINGTON, N.C. (Tribune News Service) As it turns out, humans aren t the only ones who ve been experiencing quarantine lately. In January, over at the headquarters for Canines for Service, the nonprofit Wilmington group that trains dogs and places them with disabled veterans, there was a big, friendly boy named Archer who barked and sniffed at the outstretched hands of a couple of masked visitors. Archer, a shaggy Great Pyrenees with a striking coat flecked with grays, blacks and browns, was a new arrival at Canines for Service (CFS), and as such was in his own cage, quarantined a room over (a precaution against kennel cough and other such ailments) from a half-dozen dogs in training who were also barking excitedly.
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