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New Castle Police Investigate K-9 Officer's Death
WPXI ^ | June 6, 2011

Posted on 06/07/2011 5:51:12 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- New Castle police are conducting an internal investigation to determine how the department's K-9 officer died.

The dog, named Chico, died suddenly Saturday. Sources said the dog was left in a police cruiser on Saturday afternoon.

Chico was a 6-year-old , brindle-colored Dutch shepherd that joined the city's K-9 unit in December 2009.

Channel 11's Amy Marcinkiewicz reported that Chico's handler left him in the car with the air conditioning running, which is proper protocol.

Sources close to the investigation told Marcinkiewicz that the air conditioning unit stopped working and an emergency sensor device on the police cruiser did not kick in.

When the car reached a certain temperature, the sensor should have automatically rolled down the windows, activated a fan and the sirens and horn should have gone off, reported Marcinkiewicz.

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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: doggieping; k9; police
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To: freedomwarrior998
"Wow there are some stupid people on this thread.

I doubt any of them are dumb enough to lock a dog in hot car. See the link at #17.

21 posted on 06/10/2011 6:13:30 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: freedomwarrior998

Wow, how do you feel about your post now.


22 posted on 06/10/2011 6:20:40 AM PDT by Ratman83
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To: freedomwarrior998
Wow there are some stupid people on this thread.

There's just one, that I can see.
23 posted on 06/10/2011 6:23:49 AM PDT by ZX12R
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Suspended?

Is that what they do with people who leave their infants in a car? Throw the book at him!


24 posted on 06/10/2011 6:25:59 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks (Liz Cheney/Sarah Palin 2012 Release the photo Andrew!)
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To: freedomwarrior998
Amazing at all far we have slipped.

All your pots and pans are belong to us!

25 posted on 06/10/2011 6:28:45 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks (Liz Cheney/Sarah Palin 2012 Release the photo Andrew!)
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To: freedomwarrior998

According to the article, the officer failed to set the system properly and may be facing charges.


26 posted on 06/10/2011 7:23:55 AM PDT by SZonian (July 27, 2010. Life begins anew.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

My friends & I were discussing that recently. The poor K-9 destroyed the back seat trying to get out.

Terrible.


27 posted on 06/10/2011 7:58:12 AM PDT by bayouranger (The 1st victim of islam is the person who practices the lie.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Because the police are idiots?


28 posted on 06/10/2011 10:51:37 AM PDT by Emperor Palpatine (Here you are in the Ninth - two men out and two men on.)
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