Council commends LPD officers for care

Last night, at the Common Council meeting, the Council officially recognized and commended LPD Officer John Hays and Detective Stacy Hinshaw for one of their recent outstanding efforts.

On January 7th, Hays responded to the area of East 71st Street & Lee Roadd to investigate the report of an injured dog in the woods. A bicyclist had observed the dog, who appeared to be injured and distressed, about 100 yards into the woods.  Hays located the frigid dog, gently let the dog become acquainted and familiar with him, then carried the dog to Hays' vehicle to start warming him.  Hays contacted Detective Stacy Hinshaw, well-known at LPD as an avid pet advocate. She researched and located the dog's owners, which was verified once the dog's embedded ownership chip was scanned.

 Hays and Hinshaw's efforts led to the reunion of Duke with his grateful owners, who indicated he been missing for the previous two days.

Duke's owners attended the Council meeting personally, along with Duke, to recognize and thank the officers for their efforts. Duke is well on his way to recovery from a leg injury that occurred while he had been missing, they said.