The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has announced they will be adding a fifth canine team to the department and are asking for children’s help in choosing a name for the new police dog. Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg announced the addition Wednesday morning in a public statement. The sheriff’s office said they are in the […]
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Fundraiser started for Zion Police Department canine who needs surgery, forced to retire
A fundraiser has been started for a Zion Police Department canine who has to retire after he began having difficulty walking and a mass was found in his spine. Canine Knox developed difficulty walking and declining use of his back legs within the last month, his handler Zion police officer Robert Ogden said. An MRI […]
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Lake County Sheriff canine units locate missing man and wanted man in span of 14 hours
Lake County Sheriff Canine Diesel is being recognized for locating a missing endangered man in Round Lake and Canine Duke is being recognized for locating a wanted man in Lake Bluff, sheriff’s officials said. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Craig Somerville and his canine partner Diesel were dispatched Tuesday around 12:20 p.m. to the area of […]
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‘He will never be replaced’: McHenry County Sheriff K-9 Sage dies, sheriff’s officials say
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday afternoon that Canine Sage has died from medical complications, just months before his scheduled retirement. Canine Sage passed away on March 8 due to medical complications, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said. He was scheduled to retire from service this June. Canine Sage had been partners with Deputy […]