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Miami police Officer Lenny Linardos dies

Medical examiner working to determine Linardos' cause of death

MIAMI – Officer Lenny Linardos of the Miami Police Department died Saturday. 

Linardos' girlfriend found the officer unresponsive inside his home, according to a Facebook post by Javier Ortiz, the president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police.

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Linardos was taken to Aventura Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

In his post, Ortiz asked for prayers for Linardos' 10-year-old son and girlfriend.

The medical examiner's office is working to determine the cause of Linardos' death.

Miami police posted a condolences to Linardos' family and friends via Twitter, writing that the department is "saddened today as one of our own has passed away." 


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