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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Pat Nabong

New K-9 for Cook County Sheriff’s Office has a nose for electronics, crime

Boone, the first electronics-detecting K-9 for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, licks Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Investigator Daniel Codd’s face at the department’s Maywood office Tuesday, Dec. 13. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has a new hire. He makes his co-workers smile, snuggles up against their feet, likes salmon and is a pro at smelling electronic devices.

Boone, a 1-and-a-half year-old Labrador and golden retriever, is the office’s only electronic detection canine that helps investigators find devices like hard drives, cell phones and memory cards. 

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