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If you walk into Courtroom A on certain Thursdays around lunchtime, one of the first things you’ll see is a duck in a stroller.

This is Veterans Enhanced Therapeutic Court, a therapeutic court that’s part of Spokane’s Municipal Court.

There’s a similar court at the county level, but that one doesn’t have Rob Saari and his emotional support duck “Fro,” short for afro. (Because, yes, the duck has an afro.)

"She's a crested white and she's eight years old," Saari said. "She basically was raised and imprinted on my service dog, who was a Golden Retriever. And when he passed, she just kind of picked up the reins...She's pretty much the official

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