Fort Lauderdale Police Horse Hangs Up His Saddle After 10 Years On The Job

Miami FL

10 April, 2021

2:05 PM

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By Ted Scouten, CBS Miami April 10, 2021 A unique, but important veteran of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department is hanging up his saddle. Eli, the German Warmblood, is a Mounted Patrol officer who is retiring after ten years with the department. Eli is 22 years old and his days on the job are coming to end. "Eli gets to go to what I call Disneyland for horses," said partner Officer Kara Kuras from the Fort Lauderdale Police Mounted Patrol. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.