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Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s newest canines, Axel and Echo, graduate from intense training course

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said its newest canines, Axel and Echo, have graduated from an intense training course in Grayslake and will be sworn in soon. The two canines completed their eight-week training at TOPS Kennel in Grayslake on Friday, the sheriff’s office said. “Canines Echo, Axel, and their partners Deputy Gauer & Deputy […]

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Students choose the names ‘Axel’ and ‘Echo’ for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s 2 newest canines

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced its newest canines will be named Axel and Echo after the names were chosen by Lake County students in a contest. The sheriff’s office said nearly 400 students in Lake County submitted names between March 4 and March 25. The names selected for the two newest canines are Canine […]

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Lake County Sheriff Canines Dax and Duke catch multiple suspects during busy week

Lake County Sheriff Canines Duke and Dax were busy this past week in successfully tracking down suspects in separate incidents in Deerfield and Beach Park, officials said. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Lt. Christopher Covelli said that a domestic battery offender fled from sheriff’s deputies on foot in the 300 block of Inverrary Lane in unincorporated […]