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Funeral Services, Tribute Set For Police K9 Who Died In Line Of Duty In MD Funeral Services, Tribute Set For Police K9 Who Died In Line Of Duty In MD
Funeral Services, Tribute Set For Police K9 Who Died In Line Of Duty In MD Special services have been arranged for a police K9 in Maryland who died while serving his community. Earlier this month, Kuno, a member of the Forest Heights Police Department who partnered with Sgt. Grooms for years, died in the line of duty assisting the Prince George's County Police Department during a call for service. Kuno was the original, longest-standing K9 in the department. The cause of death was determined to be heatstroke while searching a school building for a burglary suspect. Shortly after the search began, Kuno began showing signs of heatstroke, and Grooms returned him to …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dog Dies In Maryland Trailer Blaze, Fire Marshal Says Dog Dies In Maryland Trailer Blaze, Fire Marshal Says
Dog Dies In Maryland Trailer Blaze, Fire Marshal Says A dog was killed in Maryland when a fast-moving blaze broke out in a Washington County trailer, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Late on Sunday, Oct. 9, members of the Fairplay Volunteer Fire Department responded to Sharpsburg Pike in Boonsboro, when a resident living in the trailer reported a fire in the area of the front porch steps. It took a team of more than five dozen firefighters just 10 minutes to get the flames under control, but not before it caused $30,000 ($20,000 to the structure, $10,000 to its contents) in damage. A dog also died during the fire,…

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by Zak Failla