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Marion County sheriff’s office introduces bloodhound Otis for tracking missing and endangered people

3800639 · June 12, 2025
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The Marion County Sheriff’s Office introduced Otis, a 3-year-old police bloodhound, and his handler, Deputy Dane Wright. Staff said Otis will focus on tracking missing and endangered people and is nearing certification.

The Marion County Board of Commissioners on June 11 received a presentation introducing Otis, a 3-year-old bloodhound recently added to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office K-9 program, and his handler, Deputy Dane Wright.

Commander Jason Bernards said the county started a bloodhound program to provide an investigatory tool specifically trained to locate missing and…

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