Died – 1\/24\/20
\nHandler – Deputy Dustin Cleveland<\/p>\n
Police K9 dies after months-long battle with cancer<\/p>\n
The Hall County Sheriff\u2019s office is in mourning after the passing of one of their beloved K9s, Journey. In a Facebook post, officials wrote Journey, an English Lab, passed away Friday after battling cancer. According to the sheriff\u2019s office, Journey,7, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in Nov. of 2019. Following the diagnosis, Journey\u2019s handler, Deputy Dustin Cleveland, began Journey\u2019s retirement process. Journey passed away one week after his retirement. The sheriff\u2019s office purchased Journey and deputized him in 2015. Some highlights in Journey\u2019s career included: \u2022Located a firearm in Banks County on Journey\u2019s first search<\/p>\n
\u2022Located the firearm used to shoot a HCSO Sgt. In Lula
\n\u2022One of two K9s chosen by Georgia Tech for feature in an ABC News story
\n\u2022Worked most major events at Georgia Tech, the Georgia Dome and Mercedes-Benz Stadium<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 1\/24\/20 Handler – Deputy Dustin Cleveland Police K9 dies after months-long battle with cancer The Hall County Sheriff\u2019s office is in mourning after the passing of one of their beloved K9s, Journey. In a Facebook post, officials wrote Journey, an English Lab, passed away Friday after battling cancer. According to the sheriff\u2019s office, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-8052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ga"],"yoast_head":"\n