Burlington Police K-9 Rico is retiring after seven years of service to the department and the community. Rico will remain with the department in a different role, becoming the family pet of his longtime handler, Sergeant Clay Beckman. Officers and Beckman's family honored Rico during Tuesday's Burlington City Council work session. During his career, Rico was deployed nearly 1,050 times to locate illegal narcotics and firearms. Police say he help…
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