Officers nearly tackled the man, convinced he was dangerous, but when the police K9 ran toward him it didn’t bite—it wrapped him in a gentle embrace, and the truth that followed made every cop quietly remove their hats in respect

There’s a difference between stories that circulate the internet for a few hours and those rare ones that claw their way into your chest, curl up there, and refuse to leave. This one belongs to the second kind, not because it involves flashing lights, sirens, tactical commands barking through radios, or a chase through the night, but because on a …