NHSO K-9 gets bullet, stab proof protective vest

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Last year WWAY told you about Bane, the K-9 deputy who found a missing 6-year-old girl kidnapped in Monkey Junction.

Now, Bane is getting a gift to protect him on the job.

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office shared of photo of him wearing his new body armor.

Thanks to a donation from the non-profit “Vested Interest in K-9s”, Bane now has a bullet and stab protective vest.

The company provides life-saving body armor for K-9 officers.

Since they began, they have provided more than 3,000 vests.