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Douglas County Sheriff's Detective Joe Pollack Dies From COVID Complications

(CBS4) - A detective who worked for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office died on Thursday morning "from complications due to COVID." That's according to the office, which says Detective Joe Pollack's passing was a line-of-duty death because he contracted COVID-19 while he was on duty.

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(credit: Douglas County)

Pollack worked in Douglas County's Special Investigations Unit for 19 years. Before that he was a police officer in the NYPD.

Pollack leaves behind a wife and three children.

The sheriff's office in neighboring Jefferson County posted the following about Pollack's death on Facebook:

"Our thoughts are with Douglas County Sheriff's Office's Detective Pollack's family, friends, and those that served alongside him. Gone, but never forgotten."

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