![]() He said the details have not been finalized and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office may use the dog’s services as well.Īccording to Isaac’s business card, Isaac is a trained Lutheran Church Charities comfort dog at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Spokane Valley. Kevin Piatt, a chaplain with Spokane police, said Isaac would be called on to provide comfort to distraught people at the scene police respond to, or perhaps at a memorial service. The potentially newest connection between Spokane police and the church community is a 3-year-old golden retriever comfort dog named Isaac. “There is no resource that can match the depth of the faith community in facilitating productive engagement with law enforcement, which is needed now more than ever,” the website says. “We try to get out in the community just to show people that we’re human beings,” Plunkett said.Īccording to, the national Faith and Blue weekend in October is meant to reinforce connections between law enforcement professionals and the communities they serve through the reach of houses of worship. Richie Plunkett, a Spokane senior police officer in the behavioral health unit, brought his 2-year-old son to the “Faith and Blue” event outside the Public Safety Building on West Mallon Avenue in west-central Spokane. A bomb squad robot, armored SUV and even a comfort dog were on display for the public to observe and engage with Saturday as part of a local law enforcement event intended to “build bridges and break biases.” ![]()
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