Richmond County Officers Take Police Dogs On Surprise Search For Narcotics On Local Campuses

The sign outside the Butler High School gymnasium declares the area ''Bulldog Country.'' But Friday morning, the parking lot and grounds of the Lumpkin Road high school were K-9 territory.

Bruno and Sjifke, two of the Richmond County Sheriff's Department's police dogs, sniffed, scratched and searched the cars and trucks parked on school grounds. The dogs are trained to detect seven odors, including those of marijuana and cocaine.

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