Pursuit ends in death of police dog, authorities say

North County Times ^ | Jan 1, 2008 | not specified

[RDTF]

OCEANSIDE ---- A pursuit suspect from Oceanside stopped his vehicle midspan on the Coronado Bridge, exited the car and jumped off the bridge at about 7:25 p.m.Monday, along with an Oceanside police dog that tried to stop him, according to California Highway Patrol officer Larry Landeros. The man lived, but the dog died.

The pursuit began in Oceanside at 6:44 p.m after police suspected the driver was intoxicated. During the pursuit, the man was involved in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said.Highway Patrol officers joined the pursuit southbound on Interstate 5 as the car approached the Coronado Bridge, Landeros said.

The police dog lunged at the suspect as he hesitated momentarily after exiting his vehicle. The dog, a German shepherd, and the suspect both fell and the dog's body has been recovered, Landeros said.

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[Sir Gawain]

Well, the ratio of innocent family dogs dying by trigger-happy cops is still much higher. Color me unsympathetic.

[Caramelgal]

It may not be the “murder” of a police officer, but the perp’s actions cause the death of a “law enforcement agent” who was killed in the line of duty

The dog gave his life in the cause of justice. To me that makes the dog more human and certainly very deserving of a proper police burial with full honors.

As for the perp; I had an aunt who was very found of saying, “the more I see of people, the better I like dogs.”

[Caramelgal]

It may not be the “murder” of a police officer, but the perp’s actions cause the death of a “law enforcement agent” who was killed in the line of duty

The dog gave his life in the cause of justice. To me that makes the dog more human and certainly very deserving of a proper police burial with full honors.

As for the perp; I had an aunt who was very found of saying, “the more I see of people, the better I like dogs.”

[RDTF]

maybe color you jerk for posting that here is more appropriate

[Sir Gawain]

Are you going to cry?

[Carry_Okie]

If we had peace officers instead of law enforcement officers, no dog would have been on the force,

Please explain why "peace officers" shouldn't have dogs for tracking, detection, guarding evidence, or hot pursuit of a person observed in the act of committing a violent crime.

[RDTF]

agree. And some are right here.

[Dubya]

A DOG’S LIFE

There is more truth than poetry in some of the sayings

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. -Anonymous

Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. -Ann Landers

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. -Ben Williams

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves
himself. -Josh Billings

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
-Andy Rooney

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare.
And in return, dogs give us their all. It’s the best deal man has ever made. -M. Acklam

Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate. -Sigmund Freud

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. -Rita Rudner

A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. -Robert Benchley

Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. -Franklin P. Jones

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
-James Thurber

If your dog is fat, you aren’t getting enough exercise
-Unknown

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That’s almost $21.00 in dog money. -Joe Weinstein

Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come from a grocery with the most amazing haul, chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we’re the greatest hunters on earth! -Anne Tyler

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. -Mark Twain

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, “’Wow, you’re right! I never would’ve thought of that!” - Dave Barry

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
-Roger Caras

If you think dogs can’t count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them. -Phil Pastoret

[Caramelgal]

If we had peace officers instead of law enforcement officers, no dog would have been on the force, and no dog would have been killed.

I’m not understanding your post. Would you care to explain?

[mysterio]

I'm sorry to hear about this brave dog's death.

I think we should take a look at cases like this and keep dogs off the front lines. Cops already have guns. We don't need to be endangering dogs. The only purpose they serve is finding drugs in the useless drug war that needs to be ended anyway.

The police dogs can be better used for finding people in collapsed buildings. That's safer for the dogs.

[Dubya]

Me too.

[Stonewall Jackson]

RIP Stryker. It was the most gallant of efforts.

[elkfersupper]

I’m not understanding your post. Would you care to explain?

You cannot train a dog to keep the peace.

[AliVeritas]

ping

[Carry_Okie]

We don't need to be endangering dogs. The only purpose they serve is finding drugs in the useless drug war that needs to be ended anyway.

You are apparently totally ignorant of many of the functions cop-dogs perform, much less what it takes to teach them.

The police dogs can be better used for finding people in collapsed buildings. That's safer for the dogs.

No, it's is considerably more dangerous than the functions you deem too hazardous.

[babygene]

” The dog gave his life in the cause of justice. “

That’s crazy talk...

The dog did no such thing. It gave it’s life because it gets a doggie snack after it obeys it’s master.

[elkfersupper]

Please explain why "peace officers" shouldn't have dogs for tracking, detection, guarding evidence, or hot pursuit of a person observed in the act of committing a violent crime.

That's why in the old days, they used to call them "flatfoots".

Other than that, peace officers are a thing of the past. We only have law enforcement officers now.

Peace officers kept the peace. Law enforcement officers enforce the law.

[Starwolf]

“The dog actually took the driver to the ground and then he actually lifted the dog up and jumped over the side,” CHP Sgt. Steven Toth said.

That does not sound credible. Most likely the guy decided to jump and the dog did not let go.

Most people do not realize that dogs, espcially trained ones, are fairly easy to defeat one on one. It takes some nerve and sometimes the willingness to get mildy injured, but dropping a dog is not hard.

[Gator113]

How about I color you dumber than snot.

[Scotsman will be Free]

One of the ways “peace officers” kept the peace was by arresting law breakers.