A man is under arrest after stabbing a Redondo Beach police dog on Monday. The police dog is expected to fully recover and return to duty rather quickly. The 2 1/2 year-old German shepherd had two big wounds to his neck and had to get surgery at a local emergency animal clinic.
Lt. Joe Hoffman stated that the dog was extremely lucky as they could have easily lost what he called was a "great police dog."
Police arrested Jimmie Divo Lunceford. The 39-year-old was quickly arrested following the attack. Sgt. Shawn Freeman stated "He was yelling at them," Freeman said. "He basically said, `You are going to watch a dead man in your driveway.' He was shouting, `Next time I am getting in there." "Lunceford would not listen or follow officers' commands to give himself up," Freeman said. "Lunceford yelled for officers to shoot him, telling officers that he wanted to die and told officers that he had a knife."
The Police Doggie in Question ... poor thing ...
