Marietta K-9 Jacquo retires after 7 years

Marietta K-9 Officer Jacquo has retired from law enforcement.

A Belgian Malinois, Jacquo, now age 8, joined the Marietta Police Department in January 2016.

Jacquo was trained and certified in narcotics detection, article search, tracking, obedience and criminal apprehension.

He was deployed more than 530 times, leading to over 181 arrests.

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