Dog of special needs girl saved with help from detective

When Pierce County Detective Ryan Salmon stopped to investigate a crowd on a Tacoma street corner, the sight of a girl in a wheelchair with her special needs dog at her feet really got his attention.

Faith Cloud is confined to a wheelchair and cannot speak because she was born with cerebral palsy. Her service dog, Spice, had just been hit by a silver car that fled, leaving Spice behind with multiple hip and leg fractures.

Salmon says he, "just did the right thing. It wasn't about being a cop it was about having compassion for this girl and her dog."

So he, Faith's mother, Tonya, and a friend scooped Spice up and jumped into his unmarked police car for a trip to the Veterinary Hospital.

It was later that day when he called to check up on Spice that Salmon learned that Tonya could not afford the X-rays and treatment that Spice needed. So again, he "just did the right thing" for Faith, Spice, and Tonya and told the vet to send him the $200 bill for the treatment.

Tonya Cloud says she just can't believe that a total stranger would do something so wonderful for her daughter and her dog. She says she can't ever thank him enough for saving Spice and putting the smile back on her little girl's face.

KIRO 7 spoke to Faith and the detective and we're putting together the video right now. Watch the full story at 5:44 p.m. on KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

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Dog of special needs girl saved with help from detective