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St. Pete police mourns loss of K9 officer Nero

Posted at 7:05 PM, Aug 05, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-05 19:08:19-04

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- St. Pete police is mourning the loss of one of its own.

St. Pete police announced on social media Monday that the department had to euthanize "Nero," a K9 officer, due to a brain tumor.

"He was a loyal servant to St. Petersburg since May 2014," St. Pete police said on Twitter.

Nero was seven years old, St. Pete police said on Twitter.

"We [and] the community will miss his crime-fighting skills along with his friendly personality," St. Pete police said on Twitter.