K9 officer retires

Having had a fulfilling career as a K9 officer with the Kernersville Police Department, K9 Officer Joy will be retiring this year and moving on to a more relaxed lifestyle with her handler, Master Police Officer Matt Long, and his family. Joy’s biggest bust was also the biggest drug bust in the history of the KPD. She found over $6 million in drugs in a warehouse on May 2, 2014. For more, see the Saturday/Sunday, January 30 & 31, 2016 edition.