Crime & Safety
Police K-9 Profile: Bryan and Hero
Douglasville Patch will be profiling Douglasville Police and Douglas County Sheriff's Department K-9 teams in an effort to raise awareness about the current Pennies for Police Dogs campaign to fight canine cancer.
The Team: Deputy Bryan Tolbert and his K-9 partner Hero have been together for more than a year.
The K-9: Hero is a German Shepherd breed that is four years old. He has been trained for dual purposes: narcotics and patrol.
The Deputy: Bryan Tolbert has been with the for five years and with the K-9 Unit for more than a year.
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In addition to the 24 local elementary and middle schools participating, buckets will also be available at the and at the .
This year's competition started on Feb. 27 and will run through March 9. This is the third year that area schools will compete to see who can raise the most money to help fight canine cancer. More than $10,500 was raised in the first two years and this will be the first year that includes area middle schools.
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To find out more about the drive and the schools participating, .
The Sheriff's K-9 Unit will also be holding a meet and greet event at te Gammill Building on Thursday, March 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. Donations will also be accepted at that time.
For more information about the penny drive, contact Lt. Michael J. Barnhill at 678-486-1220 or mbarnhill@sheriff.douglas.ga.us. For more information about Chase Away K-9 Cancer, visit www.chaseawayk9cancer.org.
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