After beating cancer, K-9 deputy finds new role as therapy dog in mental health unit
Jojo was a top dog at the Pasco Sheriffâs Office, sniffing out drugs as a K9 deputy, but at the beginning of the year, the Labrador Retriever was diagnosed with a rare cancer.
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and last updated 2021-04-22 10:11:06-04
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. â Jojo was a top dog at the Pasco County Sheriff s Office in Florida, sniffing out drugs as a K-9 deputy, but at the beginning of the year, the Labrador retriever was diagnosed with a rare cancer.
Thankfully, chemotherapy treatment worked, and the sheriff s office says JoJo is cancer-free.
After beating cancer, K-9 deputy finds new role as therapy dog in mental health unit
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Man jailed by Alameda deputies after being mistaken for his brother, lawsuit claims
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Michael Markham Jr. (in black and red jacket) is suing the Alameda County Sheriff s Office, claiming he was arrested and jailed for two days after being mistaken for his brother, Marlon Markham (in gray jacket).Courtesy of Sanjay Schmidt /
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is being sued by a man who said he was arrested and jailed for two days after being mistaken for his brother, who had a warrant for his arrest.
Lawyers for Michael Markham Jr. said he was mistaken by Alameda County deputies for his brother, Marlon Markham despite the fact that Michael Markham is two years older, 5 inches shorter and 50 pounds lighter than his brother, who had a warrant for his arrest on a grand theft charge out of Shasta County.
Wesson worked with his handler, Deputy Ryan Smith, for the three years before his cancer diagnosis.
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K-9 Wesson served with the St. Louis County Sheriff s Office from fall 2017 to January 2021, when he was diagnosed with cancer. His handler was Deputy Ryan Smith. (Photo courtesy of Herbergs Hot Shots Photography)
Less than two months after the Duluth Police Department s K-9 Luna was killed, the Northland lost another K-9 in law enforcement this time to cancer.
K-9 Wesson, a German shepherd formerly with the St. Louis County Sheriff s Office, died Monday, one week shy of his fifth birthday, according to a post on the Northland K9 Foundation s Facebook page announcing his death.