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Oskaloosa officer highlights K-9 Duke’s service as city prepares retirement, new dog
Summary
Officer Austin Rogers described nearly eight years of K-9 Duke’s service — citing roughly 285 arrests and 697 charges filed while paired with handlers — and introduced a newly trained dog, Rody; council praised the program and asked staff for a public retirement event.
Officer Austin Rogers presented the Oskaloosa Police Department’s K-9 program to the city council and community on April 6, highlighting the service record of K-9 Duke ahead of the dog’s planned retirement and introducing his trained successor, Rody.
Rogers said the department reinstated a canine unit in 2018 and that Duke has been central to narcotics and tracking work since then. “Since 2018, Duke’s alongside me in the back of my vehicle…
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