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The Seattle Police Department announced on Monday it will discontinue its Mounted Patrol Unit. Seattle police released a statement saying it made the very difficult decision to decommission the Mounted Patrol Unit over the next several months.

The Seattle Police Department says it’s decommissioning its mounted patrol unit. The process will take place over the next few months. The department says a lack of resources has forced them to downsize over the last decade.