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It s been 14 years since Michelle De La Isla left her abusive ex-husband, yet tears well up in her eyes as she relives the trauma from their seven years together.
De La Isla has spoken publicly about the physical and psychological abuse she suffered at the hands of Jose Manuel De La Isla, but it never gets easier, she told The Topeka Capital-Journal.
She said she ended up bawling, with her hands shaking, the last time she recalled her experiences, before an audience at the Kansas Statehouse. It sounds stupid, but I m still scared that he s going to read this story and maybe get angry and do something stupid, she said.
CapFed Best News: Topeka Police Department acquires first therapy dog
The newest member of the Topeka Police Department has four legs, a tail and a friendly nature expected to bring smiles to the faces of officers and the citizens they serve.
Her name is Gracie, and she s a 5-month-old, apricot-colored Goldendoodle the department recently acquired as its first therapy dog.
Her handler, Lt. Matt Danielson, said he gave Gracie her name after seeing the phrase Saved By Grace on the back of a man s shirt. That s kind of her purpose, is to save people, if you will, he said.
Happy people make better employees, and Gracie s main job is to lift the spirits of police department employees, said Danielson, with whom she lives.