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Police dog killed, gunman shot outside mall in Wellington, deputies say
Local 10 News ^ | December 24, 2018 | Tim Swift

Posted on 12/24/2018 6:46:16 PM PST by McGruff

WELLINGTON, Fla. - A shooting was reported Monday outside the Mall at Wellington Green in Palm Beach County as the complex was crowded with shoppers buying last-minute Christmas gifts, authorities said.

A spokesperson for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department said a gunman shot at deputies and wounded a police dog, which later died at a veterinarian emergency center.

Deputies said they waited until three individuals left the mall to make arrests, with two being taken into custody.

The third individual took off running and shot the police dog before deputies returned fire and wounded him, deputies said.

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TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: latinkings
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To: Eddie01

The Cat Union protests this as unfair.


21 posted on 12/24/2018 9:03:39 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

They’d lose in court.

Unless the perp is a mouse or small bird they’re worthless.


22 posted on 12/24/2018 9:12:51 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: McGruff

Suspend the cops without pay.

Until they have 100 hours of range time at their own expense, and re-pass all firearms qualifications tests.


23 posted on 12/24/2018 10:04:54 PM PST by PAR35
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To: McGruff

The “brothers” doing some late Christmas shopping and killing?

Wait, Andrew Gillum and Sharpton to the rescue. NOT!


24 posted on 12/25/2018 2:05:50 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: McGruff

Of course the Palm Beach deputies did not want to go in after the bad guy. Would ruin their record of non service.


25 posted on 12/25/2018 5:32:03 AM PST by Midwesterner53
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To: HiTech RedNeck

ae there any police cats anywhere?


26 posted on 12/25/2018 10:26:09 AM PST by RitchieAprile
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To: RitchieAprile; HiTech RedNeck

.
We have a “Police Cat!”

(Black except for his white belly and chest)


27 posted on 12/25/2018 10:30:26 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: LeoWindhorse

I have one beside me right now. She would also die or kill for me or any of her extended family. She loves her family, everyone else, nope. she is a very civil, tough dog


28 posted on 12/25/2018 12:20:56 PM PST by nobamanomore
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To: Eddie01

I have heard of attack cats.


29 posted on 12/25/2018 1:02:44 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: Moonman62
Shooting a police dog is legally the same as shooting a human I guess.

They're since updated the story. He was wanted for first-degree attempted murder for shooting a man during a previous robbery.

Nice guy.

30 posted on 12/25/2018 1:25:05 PM PST by Drew68
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To: nobamanomore

we have a saying here in Hawaii :

da bestest !


31 posted on 12/25/2018 2:41:45 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

I hear you. Malinois are amazing pups, other-worldly.
When my rottie was getting trained, her trainer a former policeman and still trained K9s. He had a few Malinois at his ranch and they were crazy brilliant, and so dignified.
My rott? Brilliant and sensitive, but a total goofball clown. She and the Malinois were comic gold. They were all serious — until she’d come around. But those dogs were magnificent and all business (until my goofball would break their resistance down.)


32 posted on 12/27/2018 4:37:30 PM PST by Mermaid Girl
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