COBB COUNTY, Ga. – The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is one of the only agencies in the state to have a K-9 that can sniff out electronic devices. The goal is to catch people involved in sex trafficking, child pornography, and online predators. His name is K-9 Sherlock.
“This (SD card) has thousands upon thousands upon thousands of images that are endangering our community,” Chief Gina Hawkins explained.
“Hopefully, find child abuse people who made these heinous things against our children,” Sheriff Craig Owens said.
“From videos, to cameras, to cell phones, and find that evidence we need to prosecute those individuals,” he added.
The organization Defenders for Children donated K-9 Sherlock to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. They’ve placed these electronic detection K-9s across the county. Sherlock has only been in Cobb County a month, but Sheriff Owens says he’s already had a successful call.
“He can look for body cameras that have …