Posted on 01/01/2008 5:43:29 PM PST by 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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Prayers up for Stryker and especially for his handler and best pal.
Maybe not, but I trained mine to retrieve the newspaper from the end of the driveway.
Good dog and trainer!
If you had trained it to chew somebody up on command (unless you are LEO), both of you might be dead.
“FReeper you just insulted didn’t address you.”
What freeper did I insult?
Please tell me your next post will be: "I was being sarcastic."
Ah, did they happen to mention what hospital the perp was "staying" in???? ...JUST curious ;-----) <--- Dachshund smile
CLEAR ENOUGH FOR YOU? I'M NOT BEING SARCASTIC IN THE LEAST. POS JERK GRABS THE DOG AND TAKES HIM OVERBOARD WITH HIM!!!!!! WHAT A USELESS HUMAN BEING.
Kind of like the bumper sticker that says, “The more people I meet, the more bullets I need.”
R.I.P., poor doggie.
Why did they put the dog on the guy?
He was out of the car.
Did he have a weapon?
Did the cops just want to see some blood?
Seems they just wanted so see they’re pet having some fun.
I love dogs, but a trained dog in the hands of sadists is trouble waiting to happen, IMHO.
Was I talkin’ to you?
And, BTW, where in the article does it even remotely say the guy grabbed the dog and took him with him?
Yep, several years ago here in Sacramento, we had some drunken, drugged-out lunatic throw a police dog off a bridge, killing it. But you don’t have to throw them off a bridge. In fact, you don’t have to be very strong at all to seriously injure a dog. It’s only because most people are scared to death of being bitten that allows police dogs (especially the lone police dog) to be effective. I’m very thankful for that!
The dog served a useful purpose, the criminal didn't. Now the taxpayers have to warehouse this piece of human refuse. My original statement stands.
Why in the WORLD would you EVER defend such a horrible person?
See post 7
And mine right along with you-—a post or two after.
So let me get this straight... The guy was suspected of being drunk and was pursued by cops where he got into an accident.
So the drunk guy serves no useful purpose but the dog does?
The dog is a tool of the police, the same as the cop’s flashlight or gun or radar detector, period. It’s just an animal, and if the perp had been giving it treats, it would have went after the cop.
You put an animal’s life above a person? How weird...
You are one sick puppy.
Oh, and it’s “their” not “they are” -they’re.
Ignorance is bliss.
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