BATAVIA, Ohio — The Clermont County Sheriff’s Office has a new K9 on the roster: Annie, a puppy whose purchase was funded through a nonprofit created in memory of a deputy killed in the line of duty.
Annie arrived at the sheriff’s office Saturday morning and met Sheriff Christopher Stratton and deputies, along with Jamie Brewer, who leads the Deputy Bill Brewer 2055 Foundation, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. The office thanked the foundation for funding Annie’s acquisition.
The foundation is named for Detective William “Bill” Brewer Jr., a Clermont County sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot Feb. 2, 2019, while responding to a standoff in Pierce Township. Jamie Brewer, his widow, and his former colleagues established the nonprofit in his memory to support local police and fire agencies and schools throughout the region.
The sheriff’s office has been building out its canine ranks since Stratton took office in 2023, including a narcotics detection K9 program at the county jail funded through commissary proceeds at no added cost to taxpayers. Stratton himself served in the sheriff’s office K-9 unit on road patrol earlier in a law enforcement career that began in 1993 and has also included stints with the Sheriff’s Honor Guard and SWAT team, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office did not specify what duties Annie will eventually take on.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office.