Franklin County’s ‘porn dog’ helps to protect children

The newest member of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office can sniff out flash drives, SD cards and other electronics that criminals use to hide child pornography. Ruger, a 17-month-old Labrador retriever, came to the department on Sept. 7. He will be used in a K9 unit meant to sniff out crime for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. A similar dog was used to find evidence in the case against Jared Fogle, the former Subway restaurant spokesman who is serving a prison sentence fo