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Union County Sheriff's Office welcomes new bloodhound puppy ‘Justice'

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — The Union County Sheriff’s Office held a contest to name its new bloodhound puppy.

Officials asked people to vote for the best name and here were the results:

  • Justice: 220
  • Copper: 185
  • Opie: 61
  • Rusty: 40
  • Shadow: 35
  • J.T.: 30
  • Flash: 25
  • Milo: 15
  • Makita: 6
  • Prince: 2

Bloodhound Officially Named After going through the votes submitted from the Top Ten Name List, we have added them up...

Posted by Union County Sheriff's Office, Monroe, NC on Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The new member of the K9 family was officially named Justice.

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