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- Last Updated on Friday, 28 October 2016 19:05
By: Michelle Taylor
On Saturday, September 24, Allegheny County Police Department retired one of their distinguished service horses, Dickerson. They escorted him to his retirement pasture at Round Hill Park, located in Elizabeth Township.
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| Dickerson happily retires to Round Hill Park. |
Dickerson, a 16-year-old thoroughbred, was bred to be a race horse but it didn't work out for him, so his owner donated him to Allegheny County Police Department in 2006, where he began a 10-year span of diligent police work. Dickerson participated in the Super Bowl Parade, Stanley Cup Parade, G20 Summit, Kennywood detail, and in many other parades, details, displays, and community events.
Dickerson will join two other retired police horses, Dollar and Armbro.
Dickerson was escorted on Saturday to Round Hill Park by Sargent Wes McClellan and by Allegheny County Police Department stable workers Nora Argyle and Eric Cerny. With a life span of about 25-30 years, Dickerson will live out his remaining years with his reunited buddies.
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