deputy chance

Your votes mattered! Lee County’s very own Deputy Chance was named the nation’s “Shelter Dog of the Year” and advances to the finals of the American Humane Hero Dog Awards. American Humane said in a press release Thursday that more than 1 million votes were cast by the public and a celebrity panel of dog […]

Lee County’s very own Deputy Chance is up for the American Humane Hero Dog Award. Chance was a victim of animal abuse before he was rescued by Lee County deputies. He was adopted by a deputy and later deputized by Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno. Chance is now the “spokesdog” for the Public Affairs Unit […]

One K-9 deputy is making his way closer to being a top dog. Deputy Chance with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office has now made it to the semifinal round of the 2021 American Humane Hero Dog Awards. He’s one of three semifinalists competing in the “Shelter Dog” category. Deputy Chance is an advocate against animal […]

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is taking on a dog owner in court after the state said it would not prosecute the woman in court. Boots is at the center of the lawsuit. Jeanette Davis, 66, is on one side. And on the other is Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno. Marceno went to civil court […]