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The Hancock (NH) Police Department has added a brown Labrador Retriever to the ranks, but the dog will not be tasked with sniffing out drugs or fleeing suspects. K-9 "Rookie" will instead be on hand to help as a comfort dog to provide emotional support for individuals dealing with traumatic incidents, according to the Union Leader. Chief Andrew Wood told the newspaper he will be an ambassador for the police department. Boonefield Labradors and Chief Andrew Wood will cover the cost of the 11-week-old puppy. The new member of Hancock's police force is settling in. Rookie is slowly getting used...

An officer with the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department was called to respond to a traffic collision over the weekend, discovering upon arrival at the scene that the occupants of the vehicle had been en route to their wedding at the time of the crash. Nobody was injured in the incident, but the Jeep Grand Cherokee was badly disabled, leaving the couple and their two children no way to get to the Town Hall where the nuptials were scheduled to take place. That's when Officer Cody Matthews offered to give them a ride to the big event in his patrol...

"I will not take another member of that family from them," Newman Police Chief Randy Richardson said.Newman Police Department K9 Sam, the four-legged partner of slain Newman Police Corporal Ronil Singh, will be retiring from the force to live out her days in the company of the corporal’s widow and five-month-old son.“Sam is already back home, with the Singh family, where Sam belongs,” Newman Police Chief Randy Richardson said during an emotional press conference on Thursday.Although K9 Sam would likely be able to work for several more years, the department believes it is best for her to retire and remain with...

Plymouth, MI, police officers conducted a very special operation recently. They made an unusually high number of traffic stops on Christmas Eve. But Officers Josh Carroll and Mark Farhat weren't writing tickets or even issuing friendly warnings. Instead, they were stopping drivers who were ferrying young ones around on holiday outings or last-minute errands, then surprising the children with Christmas gifts. "We have everything from teddy bears to Barbies," said Carroll, a 14-year Plymouth Police Department veteran. "Ultimately we're here to help people out, and if we can spread a little holiday cheer in everyone's life by giving some presents,...