ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. -- A police officer is following in his retired father's footsteps -- all four of them. A 3-year-old German shepherd, Ranger, is picking up where his father, 11-year-old Jozek, left off. Ranger will be a K-9 officer with the police department in Ellwood City. Jozek retired Monday. He had assisted in 64 apprehensions, 43 building searches, 174 drug searches and dozens of other tasks and demonstrations since joining the police force in 2007. Ranger was born in July 2012.
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