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\nHandler – Deputy Jay O’Neil<\/p>\n
Retired K-9 Hunter passes away after brief illness<\/p>\n
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office says it has lost one of its retired K-9 deputies. K-9 Hunter passed away after a brief illness, deputies say. After more than 26 years, Deputy Jay O’Neil retired in December. His partner, K-9 Hunter, retired at that time as well. The Sheriff’s Office says it is grateful for Hunter’s service to the community. K-9 Hunter assisted other police agencies with special events, helped locate illegal drugs, and responded on a variety of other calls. O’Neil had been with the sheriff’s office since 1996. He had three different K-9 partners during that time, including Hunter. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – Handler – Deputy Jay O’Neil Retired K-9 Hunter passes away after brief illness The Dane County Sheriff’s Office says it has lost one of its retired K-9 deputies. K-9 Hunter passed away after a brief illness, deputies say. After more than 26 years, Deputy Jay O’Neil retired in December. His partner, K-9 Hunter, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-3010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-wi"],"yoast_head":"\n