Meet C.J., the crisis intervention K-9

This deputy brings an unusually calming peace to cops, the community and critical incidents. Those of us in law enforcement know what K-9s do: They track and pursue suspects, locate missing persons, and sniff-out drugs, explosive devices and electronics (computer hard-drives, cameras, etc.), among other responsibilities. We have about 25 such working dogs at the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD). But I’d never considered a crisis intervention K-9. I had heard of them, but I wasn’t really sure what a crisis intervention K-9 was, wrongly believing it was a simple therapy dog.

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