Alabama sheriff's office mourns loss of beloved K9 deputy ALEX HOSEY, Opelika-Auburn News FacebookTwitterEmail OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their K9 deputies Wednesday after she succumbed to her battle with cancer. Deputy Charlee, a 9-year-old black lab, served with the Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer Division and spent six years supporting children and searching for drugs in Lee County Schools, authorities with the sheriff’s office said. Cpl. Rob Alexander, Charlee’s partner, said he would spend all day everyday with Charlee, and the loss “feels just like losing a family member.”