A solid K9 Unit is invaluable for any law enforcement entity. Last week, the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office announced the retirement of their long-time K9 Karma. 

Karma served the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office for the last five years, but went into early retirement after being diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease. As a dual purpose K9, Karma went on 316 deployments. Her career with the Sheriff’s Office included 208 arrests, 815 different searches, and the seizure of 264 items of illegal narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and currency. These drug currency seizures totaled more than $24,000. 

Karma’s handler, Investigator Kary Conger, spoke with KCII about the importance of having units like this in law enforcement. ‘I think every department needs a K9. They are an awesome tool, and it’s less expensive to pay for a dog than it is another human officer. There’s case law that people are trying to get passed to restrict what they can do. But if they are trained properly and the handlers are trained properly, it’s an amazing tool.”

Karma will spend her retirement with Conger, who has four other dogs, including another retired K9. For the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office, the K9 Unit will continue with Drake and his handler, Deputy Nick Davis.