Deputy and K9 work to keep rural areas safe

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Hunter Richard and his K9 Deputy Django are one of the sheriff office’s two deputy-canine teams. Django is trained in narcotics detection and apprehension. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Church Point News)
By Claudette Olivier The Church Point News Slow and quiet — two words never to be uttered in a law enforcement vehicle while on duty lest the shift be jinxed and all hell break loose. “The ‘s’ and the ‘q’ words,” Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Hunter Richard said, laughing, as he and his K9 Deputy Django traveled north through Crowley on a recent Saturday night. “Sometimes it’s busier during the…

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