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Williamson County Gets Electronic-Sniffing K-9

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – There are bomb-sniffing dogs, drug-sniffing dogs, and law enforcement in Williamson County recently added an electronics-sniffing dog named Remi. In law enforcement, child pornography and crimes surrounding it are seen as a world-wide epidemic. “It happens in every country, every state, every county, every city,” Detective Lee Eaves of the Williamson County…

TN’s first electronic detection K-9 joining Williamson County Sheriff’s Office

Officials say child predators tend to hide evidence on small flash drives and other devices, making investigations more difficult. Remi will be helping to find these crucial pieces of evidence. FRANKLIN, TN (WSMV) – A new K-9 officer is joining the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office to help find electronic evidence. Remi, a 2-year-old Labrador Retriever,…

Tennessee’s First Electronics Detection K9 Joins WCSO

A new K9, one of the few in the country that has been trained to sniff out electronic devices, has joined the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office. K9 Remi will assist WCSO investigators who are working on the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), which the WCSO established last year. Remi is a two-year-old black…

New Sheriff’s Office K9 can sniff out electronics, like contraband cell phones

ABOVE: Remi, a trained detection dog, poses with Ali Hemyari, director of training at Nashville K9, left, and Detective Lee Eaves. // SUBMITTED WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE A new K9, one of the few in the country that has been trained to sniff out electronic devices, has joined the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office. K9 Remi…

Electronics-Detecting K-9 Joins Williamson County Sheriff’s Office

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – A K-9 has joined the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office with a special skill that is not common in the United States. K-9 Remi has been trained to sniff out electronic devices. She’s one of the few K-9s in the country with this training. Remi will help investigators with the Internet Crimes Against…

TN’s first electronic detection K-9 joining Williamson County Sheriff’s Office

FRANKLIN, TN (WSMV) – A new K-9 officer is joining the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office to help find electronic evidence. Remi, a 2-year-old Labrador Retriever, specializes in sniffing out devices like cellphones, tablets, flash drives and SD cards. Remi is the first electronics detection dog to serve in the state of Tennessee and is one…