Posted on 09/06/2026 4:50:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A San Diego sheriff’s K-9 was brutally stabbed in the face by a suspected burglar in Escondido Saturday.
The Sheriff’s K-9 Unit team was assisting the Escondido Police Department with an ongoing burglary at a business just before 12:30 a.m. The suspect, 35-year-old Eric Rodriguez, held a large stick and threw objects at responding Escondido police officers. Cops tried to de-escalate the situation, but Rodriguez ignored all warnings and refused to comply, authorities said.
Officers then deployed the sheriff’s K-9 — a six-year-old Belgian Malinois named Nike — to apprehend the suspect, but Rodriguez responded by mercilessly stabbing Nike several times in the face. The brave dog sustained five facial lacerations and two puncture wounds, which required about 10 stitches.
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Will Nike develop an ‘attitude’ to perps of a similar demograph?
Hero?
Yup!
The ahole would have stabbed any person near him too.
Send him to prison in El Salvador.
I hope the perp had to go to the ER.
When Nike is all healed up give him five minutes alone in a cell with Eric Rodriguez.
I so agree with this.
Nope. He stabbed a fellow officer. I would’ve sent some lead his way and nobody would have to deal with him again.
“”Belgian Malinois named Nike””
Those are HUGE dogs...anyone would be crazy to take one on...So I guess he must be crazy....Glad the K9 is going to be OK....
Now, who couldn’t love this face???
He’s just a darling.
Not really HUGE, except for their aggressive attitude. Actually quite lean. Whole lotta chomp per pound.
That’s a G’boy!
Then give him a really nice steak. High priced or not he deserves it.
” chomp per pound”
A great unit of measurement that the NBS needs to document.
How about 5 to one for 20 minutes, Nike probably has siblings that wouldn’t like someone hurting their brother. Hee Hee Hee.
A 10mm between the burglar’s eyes would have been preferable outcome.
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