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Over his time, he was credited with locating several violent offenders and physically apprehending an aggravated robbery suspect that had just robbed a local motel at knife point and fled on foot but stopped by Dio,\u201d the department said <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plano Police K9 Passes Away After \u2018Long Illness\u2019 A beloved Plano police K9 has passed away after battling what the department calls a \u201clong illness.\u201d Plano police announced the passing of K9 Dio, a sable German Shepherd from the Czech Republic. 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