Line-of-duty deaths and intentional injuries to K-9s are happening so often in South Carolina that law enforcement leaders say they are no longer a rarity.

Duke, a 2-year-old lab, is a critical incident response dog with the Burnsville Police Department, specially trained to detect cortisol — a stress hormone — in people.

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