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Lake County sheriff’s canine helps investigators locate evidence that led to arrest in child sexual abuse material case

A Lake County Sheriff’s Office canine this week helped investigators find evidence that led to the arrest of a suspect in a child pornography case in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Canine Tera, short for “terabyte,” which is a computer reference, assisted with a recent search warrant. The warrant was executed early […]

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Lake County Sheriff’s Office announces its newest canine, Tera, to help combat child exploitation and human trafficking

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced their newest canine, Tera, who will help the department investigate child exploitation and human trafficking cases. Tera is a one-and-a-half-year-old Labrador Retriever and is an Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) canine. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said Tera is specially trained to locate items with […]