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Handler – O<\/strong>fficer Josh Klinger\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department has lost a member of its team. K-9 Zoli, a 3-year-old German Shepherd with a 19-month career with the TVRPD, passed away after a string of veterinary specialist visits resulted in him being diagnosed with stage five Lymphoma. \u201cIt is with great sadness for us to announce the passing of K-9 Zoli,\u201d the regional police force said on its Facebook page. \u201cOver the past few weeks Zoli had been ill and losing weight.\u201d Zoli, TVRPD\u2019s first K-9 dog, joined the Jersey Shore-based department in late 2019. Through his 19-month career with the department, Zoli aided the department in 32 narcotics investigations, and tracked and located two missing people. Finally, Zoli helped discover evidence in a burglary investigation. However, despite being a disciplined work dog, Zoli had a family outside of the department as well. Zoli lived with officer Josh Klinger, a night shift employee at the TVRPD, and accompanied him from the moment he woke up to the moment he went to sleep. \u201cHe was able to interact with my family, and was a good working dog to go out and do the things he did,\u201d\u00a0Klinger said.\u00a0\u201cHe was a good dog, kind of a goofball but he knew when to be serious.\u201d Zoli and Klinger worked nights together, which meant Zoli did not often have opportunities to meet people. However, when people did see Zoli, plenty of area residents would walk up and pet him.\u201cI was surprised to see how much the community supported Zoli and was upset to see him go soon,\u201d\u00a0Klinger said, reflecting on the Facebook post.\u00a0\u201cIt was nice for me, I could read through the comments and see what people said.\u201d Zoli joined up with the Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police in response to growing drug activity, particularly methamphetamine, in the department\u2019s coverage area; especially with Route 220\u2019s path through Jersey Shore Borough. Klinger began researching training for himself after the department\u2019s commission approved him for fundraising. Community donations funded Klinger\u2019s month-long training to work with a K-9. After Klinger had been trained, it was a matter of picking up Zoli from Shallow Creek Kennels in Mercer County. Klinger and Zoli worked with the North American Police Work Dog Association, and travelled biweekly to a trainer in Altoona where they kept themselves up-to-date with narcotics tracking and training to maintain proficiency. In addition to that training, Zoli and Klinger also achieved certification through the National Search and Rescue Organization. The two traveled to New York City alongside a medic team where they took advanced K-9 medicine classes, in case Zoli was injured on the job. Klinger\u2019s training and purchase of Zoli cost around 11,500, which was entirely fundraised by the community. Additionally, the department needed to pay for a specialized vehicle to house Zoli, on top of medical bills, food and yearly training. At the request of Zoli\u2019s handler, there will be no service for the K-9. \u201cZoli was the first K-9 for the Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department and will be greatly missed,\u201d\u00a0the department\u2019s Facebook page read. As the department mourns its loss, it will work with Shallow Creek Kennels to explore options to continue its K-9 program. Monday night, The TVRPD commission approved plans to send Klinger to Shallow Creek Kennels to become acclimated to a new K-9 dog, according to TVRPD Chief Nathan Deremer. \u201cOver the last 18 months, I\u2019ve realized how important a K-9 unit is to the team and community,\u201d\u00a0Deremer said.\u00a0\u201cPeople used to donate treats and toys, and I\u2019m going to do what I can to continue the K-9 program to benefit the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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