Poesy Brown, 7, second from left, and her cousin, Isabella, 13, pet police service dog Chase, a 3-year-old female Labrador Retriever, while her sister, Olive, 9, all of Groton, reads a book out loud with police officer Heather McClelland of the Town of Groton Police Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, during the Read with Chase event at the Groton Public Library. Chase, a member of the Groton Police Department since September 2020, works with Officer McClelland attending events in the community, visiting schools and helping comfort victims of crimes. Chase is a member of the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing team and travels around the state to help first responders. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Roman Smith, 5, of Groton, spends time with police service dog Chase, a 3-year-old female Labrador Retriever, as police officer Heather McClelland, left, of the Town of Groton Police department, after reading him a book Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, during a session of the Read with Chase event at the Groton Public Library. Chase, a member of the Groton Police Department, since September 2020, works with Officer McClelland attending events in the community, visiting schools and comforting victims of crimes. Chase is a member of the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing team and travels around the state to help first responders. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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