Deputy Greg A. Bock was hired by the Goochland County Sheriff's Office on January 31, 2006 and has worked as a deputy sheriff, performing all duties as required.
     Prior to joining the Goochland County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Bock was a K-9 handler in the United States Army from 1995 to 2000 as a Working Dog Handler, where he handled and trained dual purpose working dogs, including narcotic/patrol and explosive/patrol.
     After finishing his tour of duty with the Army, Deputy Bock worked for a private contracting company training "green dogs" on how to search for contraband and the proper procedures when taking an aggressive stand in multiple scenarios.
     Deputy Bock met his canine partner "Black" on August 13, 2007, a sable German Shepherd trained in narcotic detection, patrol, and trailing. Black was purchased from Slovakia and pre-trained by a private company before Deputy Bock was assigned to him. Black has a passive response to any illegal narcotics found, meaning once he detects the odor of the illegal narcotic, he responds by going into a "sit".
     As a team, Deputy Bock and Black's training consist of multiple scenarios ranging from foot pursuit, building searches, building extractions, vehicle extractions, drug detection, and tactical support to the Goochland County Sheriff's Office Rescue Team.
     K-9 Black, K-9 training, equipment, and support resources were paid for by monies seized from drug asset forfeiture proceedings that occurred in Goochland County.