The Hastings Police Department reports that retired K9 Officer Ozzy has passed away. Ozzy, who served the Hastings Community for 9 years had been enjoying retirement with his handler, Officer Michael Schmitz, and family. Hastings Police Chief Bryan Schafer commented on the difficulty of the loss.
According to a post on social media, Ozzy began with the Department in 2011, and retired in February of this year. Ozzy passed away on December 7th.