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Williamson County Schools gets first therapy dog

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – Williamson County school resource officers have a new tool working to help troubled kids and anxious students. It’s a four footed pup who is now the school district’s first therapy dog. The 18-month-old dog’s name is Biolo, or BOLO for short; he’s a Lagotto Romangnolo, an Italian truffle hunting dog….

Man’s best friend helping officers crack child exploitation cases

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — Child exploitation cases are increasing across the country, and detectives are working hard to lock up offenders. “People are sharing it over the internet at rates, you know, 10 or 15 years ago wasn’t possible,” Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Digital Forensic Examiner Paul Lusk explained. Paul Lusk works in the basement…

Williamson County K-9 helps Internet Crimes Task Force indict 15 people over summer

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — It can take as little as a few seconds for an eight-year-old black lab name Remi to sniff out an SD card or even a cell phone. “Remi looks for electronic devices that may be hidden,” said Lee Eaves. Eaves is Remi’s handler The two met four years ago when…

Williamson County police dog helps detect online child sex crimes

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WZTV) — A police dog in Middle Tennessee is responsible for assisting in online child sex crime investigations that led to the indictment of 15 people since the spring. K-9 Officer Remi is Tennessee’s first electronic detection dog. She can locate hidden storage devices that may contain evidence in criminal cases. The Williamson…

‘They have become pretty crafty’: Nashville International Airport K-9 continues to sniff out illegal drugs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – As thousands of people travel in and out of the Nashville International Airport, not all passengers are there for just a trip. News 2 went digging into the numbers, looking at arrests happening within BNA, and the numbers reveal drug dogs have been staying busy. “The volume of narcotics trafficking is…

Dickson Child Advocacy mourns service dog loss, new recruit joins team

The Child Advocacy Center for the 23rd Judicial District, which includes Dickson county, recently lost its faithful service dog. Pavlov, a Labrador and Golden Retriever mix that was known throughout the local community, recently died. Now, three-year-old Duke is joining the team as a service dog. Pavlov helped to comfort children who were involved in traumatic…