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ACPD Announces Passing of Retired Police Dog

K-9 Toby, a retired Arlington County Police dog, has unexpectedly passed away, the department announced on Twitter today.

Toby served Arlington from 2008-2013.

This is, unfortunately, at least the third Arlington K-9 to die early in recent years. In 2013, K-9 Dutch become suddenly ill and passed away while on the force. A year before that, K-9 Lobo passed away shortly after retiring.

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