Jacksonville loses police dog of 2 years
KRISHA WILLIAMS TURBEVILLE
RESCUE IN THE ROCK
Officer Christopher Galluppo lost his partner July 1 when a snake bite killed one of Jacksonville’s four K9s.
Jeff, a 3-year-old German shepherd, was at the home he shared with Galluppo and his family when he was bitten. Later, Jeff had a fatal allergic reaction to the venom, said April Kiser, public information officer for the department.
“He will be greatly missed by the entire department as Jeff was a hard worker but extremely social to his law enforcement family,” the department said in a news release Monday. (more…)






