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Oliver, UK police departments first therapy K-9, was used by UKPD to help develop relationships with UKs community by easing tension and relieving stress. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

One cuddly companion is leaving UKPD, but another may soon join

Rick Childress February 17, 2019

The UK Police Department announced last week that the department's first-ever therapy dog would be leaving the force. But department officials also said that they'd work to get a new dog. Oliver, a cantankerous...

Former UKPD community affairs officer Amy Boatman tells about her 50 page masters thesis written about the use of therapy animals in university police departments on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. Oliver was UK police departments first therapy K-9. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

He can’t sniff out bombs or drugs, but UKPD’s new dog can earn trust and respect in the community

Rick Childress January 24, 2018

UK police department’s newest non-lethal weapon weighs 40 pounds and loves to chew on squeaky toys.Oliver, handled by community affairs officer Amy Boatman, is UKPD's new therapy K-9. “He’s got...

Olivers Full Circle.

Music review: Oliver’s “Full Circle”

October 4, 2017

Oliver’s “Full Circle”If there’s one thing most bands look for when they collaborate to make a song or album, it’s cohesion. In the case of the electronic scene, the best of the bunch bring their...

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