Posted on 10/10/2002 12:02:50 PM PDT by kregger
$3 Million Verdict in Attack by Police Dog 2 Burglars Win Case Against Pr. George's
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By Ruben Castaneda Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 10, 2002; Page B01
A Prince George's civil jury yesterday awarded more than $3 million to two admitted burglars who testified that a police canine officer released her dog on them after they had surrendered and been handcuffed.
After a two-day trial, the Upper Marlboro jury of three men and three women found that Cpl. Rosa Guixens acted with malice when she released her police dog on two suspects on a snowy night nearly four years ago.
It is the largest award a jury has ever made in a lawsuit alleging brutality by a Prince George's canine unit officer. Dozens of lawsuits in recent years have accused the county canine unit of excessive force, and a former canine officer was convicted last year of a federal civil rights violation for releasing her police dog on an unarmed man who had surrendered. (CONTINUED)
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