Valerie Lyons

1 week ago | kesq.com | Valerie Lyons

By Valerie LyonsClick here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Kentucky ( WCPO) - Mozart is an electronic detection K9 at the Boone County Sheriff's Office. He doesn't cling to many people other than his handler, but he'll always rest his head on Ricky Ross's lap. The 35-year-old has autism, and though he doesn't communicate with people easily, Ross and "Mo" - as he affectionately calls him - share a special bond. "He touches my heart. He's my best friend forever," Ross said.

1 week ago | wcpo.com | Valerie Lyons

BURLINGTON, Ky. — Mozart is an electronic detection K9 at the Boone County Sheriff's Office. He doesn't cling to many people other than his handler, but he'll always rest his head on Ricky Ross's lap. The 35-year-old has autism, and though he doesn't communicate with people easily, Ross and "Mo" — as he affectionately calls him — share a special bond. "He touches my heart. He's my best friend forever," Ross said.

1 week ago | wkow.com | Valerie Lyons

CINCINNATI, Ohio ( WCPO) -- Within days of Rodney Hinton Jr.'s arrest for hitting and killing a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy, more than a dozen fundraisers popped up on GoFundMe supporting him. As of Tuesday evening, they no longer exist. The online fundraising platform removed the campaigns at the demand of 23,000 Ohio law enforcement personnel. Jay McDonald, President of the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, voiced their collective outrage in a letter penned to GoFundMe Tuesday afternoon.

1 week ago | wcpo.com | Valerie Lyons

Within days of Rodney Hinton Jr.'s arrest for hitting and killing a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy, more than a dozen fundraisers popped up on GoFundMe supporting him. As of Tuesday evening, they no longer exist. The online fundraising platform removed the campaigns at the demand of 23,000 Ohio law enforcement personnel. Jay McDonald, President of the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, voiced their collective outrage in a letter penned to GoFundMe Tuesday afternoon.

1 week ago | wcpo.com | Valerie Lyons

Days after he was hit and killed while directing traffic, tributes continue to pour in honoring career law enforcement veteran Larry Henderson. Henderson, a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy, formally retired in December but stayed on with the department as a special deputy. He was operating a traffic light on May 2 at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Burnet Woods during UC's spring commencement.