Hundreds of hours and 10 lives found: K-9 Ferro’s retirement leaves big pawprints

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — After more than 6 years on the job, K-9 Ferro has retired from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, ending a career that included hundreds of hours assisting local law enforcement and helping locate missing people.

Ferro served as a dual-purpose narcotics K-9 alongside his handler, Sgt. Cole Stevens…