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SPRINGBORO, Ohio (WDTN) — A Warren County four-legged police officer won first place in a statewide contest.
Officer Blue works with the Springboro Police Department, and was a contestant in Light Ohio Blue’s FUR Responder Photo Challenge for Category 3. On Thursday, the department announced Blue had won first place in the competition.
“You did it,” said the Springboro Police Department. “We can not thank you enough for raising your voices to make sure Ohio knows how much we love this good boy!”
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The post shows Officer Blue received 4,417 hearts from supporters. Light Ohio Blue’s contest page shows the Springboro officer was up against Woody from the Fremont Police Department and Grace from University Circle Police Department.
The contest had five categories, all separated by amount of population in the specific municipality. Since the U.S. Census Bureau lists a 2022 estimated population of just over 19,000 people for Springboro, Officer Blue was placed in Category 3, open to contestants with a local population between 15,000 and 29,999 people.