One of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 officers has passed away following a cancer diagnosis, according to a statement from law enforcement.
“Bo,” one of the many K-9 officers serving Oneida County Corrections, joined the sheriff’s office in 2019 after being born in the Netherlands. He was purchased from Shallow Creek Kennels in Pennsylvania, trained here in narcotics detection, and assigned to the correctional facility.
“He was a fixture throughout the facility and will be greatly missed,” Oneida County Sheriff’s Office officials said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his handler, Correction Officer Merzuc Hozanavic, his family, and his fellow members of the K-9 Unit during this difficult time.”
This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: Oneida County K-9 officer passes after cancer diagnosis
Reporting by Casey Pritchard, Utica Observer Dispatch / Observer-Dispatch
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