BLAST

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputy Esau Bright, of the K-9 Unit, speaks to students Wednesday at Eastside High School with his Belgian Shepherd partner Deacon as part of BLAST: Building Lasting Relationships Between Police and Community. The event was hosted by the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Florida. Bright has worked in the K-9 Unit for 6.5 years and with Deacon for 1.5. Bright said he enjoys working with the students to “get them to know that we’re not just the bad guys.”