Keyword: policedog
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These Cops Are In Big Trouble! I'm posting this for the benefit of those of you who don't know who the Hodge Twins are. "That dude the dog he's fired." "you Think?" "he must be an intern. Probably his first day on the job. I mean how did y'all "can I go on the job today boss? can I go I think I'm ready'. You know what Billy you can go today"
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Arizona police shot a suspect to death after he pointed a handgun at a police dog’s head, video shows. The Tucson Police department released body cam footage Tuesday of Francisco Javier Galarza aiming a semi-automatic at a K9 named Kiro, as the dog brought the runaway suspect to the ground. Police instantly opened fire on the man, killing him with several shots. According to the department, Galarza was wanted on a felony arrest warrant for home invasion and bank robbery. The 49-year-old was spotted entering a convenience store just before noon on Aug. 25. Police confronted him in the parking...
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A California woman has sued police in the Bay Area for allegedly using excessive force after part of her scalp was ripped off by a K-9 that mauled her 'for several minutes' until an officer had to physically remove its jaw from her head, following a robbery at an Ulta beauty shop. Talmika Bates, 26, claims she was traumatized by a German Shepherd named Marco after it went after her and chewed on her scalp during a shoplifting arrest on February 10, 2020, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday. Bates, who was 24 at the time of the incident, was...
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Five-time Pro Bowler and one of the finest defensive players of his generation Richard Sherman has been booked for 'burglary domestic violence' following a late night arrest in Seattle in which he was subdued by a police dog. Sherman, who was formerly a key cog in the Seattle Seahawks' so-called 'Legion of Boom' defense, is currently being detained by authorities after being refused bail in the case and faces a potential felony charge related to the alleged incident. A spokesperson for the Redmond Police Department confirmed that they received a call from a member of the public at 2am local...
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A four-legged officer not only helped his human colleagues track down a suspected killer, but also took a bullet to the head, DeKalb County police said Friday. The K-9 officer, Indi, is expected to lose an eye as a result of his work on last night’s DeKalb police confrontation that left an officer dead. Despite his severe injuries, it’s possible Indi could eventually return to duty, Chief James Conroy said Friday. “The dog was very helpful in apprehending and locating the subject in this case,” Conroy said. That subject, Brandon Taylor, is accused of running from Officer Edgar Flores and...
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FOREST PARK, OH (AP) – Officials in suburban Cincinnati say a police dog died while pursuing suspects in the abduction of a 1-year-old child, who was found safe. Green Township police say the 7-year-old male Belgian Malinois and shepherd mix named Dino collapsed Monday night while pursuing suspects who fled a vehicle.
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While the German shepherd Rumor was being crowned the top dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York Tuesday night (Feb. 14), police dog Freya was winning accolades of her own on the North Shore. The Bavarian mountain hound, a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office canine that specializes in finding lost children, located a missing 14-year-old autistic child in the woods near Lacombe. Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a residence after the child went missing. The deputies canvassed the area but could not find the child, the Sheriff's Office said. Freya and her handler, deputy Ron Olivier,...
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A police dog died after an officer-involved shooting in Long Beach Tuesday morning, officials said. Long Beach police officers were in the 2800 block of East 15th Street about 9 a.m. investigating a man wanted in connection with an assault with a deadly weapon case. Police surrounded an apartment complex in the area and a shooting occurred, police spokeswoman Sgt. Cynthia Arrona said.
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North Carolina police are investigating a case of abuse for a former police K9, who was left starving in a backyard, chained to a fence. According to Tilted Acres Rescue & Adoption, the dog whose name is Hope, was so emaciated and malnourished, that she ranked 1 on a body mass index of 1 to 9. This made her case the worst incident of abuse the shelter has ever seen.
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It is said that every dog has his day. Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 was Thor's. Before a large and appreciative crowd outside the St. Tammany Parish Courthouse, the Belgian Malinois police dog was hailed as a hero for saving his human partner's life during a burglary investigation this week near Mandeville. Deputy Thor, a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office K-9, suffered a serious wound to the neck as he put himself between Deputy Ronald Olivier and a suspect who lunged at them with a six-inch switchblade, police said. The suspect was shot and killed by deputies. After undergoing surgery and...
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The unsung heroes of your community’s police force are its capable K-9 unit. These talented pooches can serve alongside a police force for upwards of a decade. As any pet owner knows, one of the hardest things in life is saying goodbye to your best friend. Police in West Deptford, New Jersey had to do just that late last week. Noted police dog Judge, who retired from active service in 2013, was given a hero’s farewell as he was walked into the vet’s office to be put down:
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Oregon police dog ‘Cash’ fired for poor performance A Belgian Malinois trained to be the ninth member of a Cannon Beach, Oregon, police force has been given the boot, evidently unfit for the field of law enforcement. Two-year-old “Cash” was dismissed before he even got to see action, The Associated Press reported. Among his many faults: He was afraid of heights. He had barking difficulties. And he startled at the slightest of noises, AP reported. On top of that, he couldn’t perform one of his key roles — jumping into high spots, like counters, to sniff out drugs. Instead, he’d...
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A Richland County Sheriff's Department K-9 attacked a dog on Wednesday. According to Sheriff Leon Lott, the incident happened on Emsworth Drive when the K-9 jumped a fence and attacked a neighbor's dog.
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An Anchorage police dog was credited with helping catch two suspects in a car theft after they led officers on a chase through a Muldoon park early Thursday morning. About 4:20 a.m., a police officer near Baxter Road and East Northern Lights Boulevard spotted a Toyota 4Runner reported stolen from an East Anchorage home a day earlier,
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when he was supposed to be looking for drugs A police dog in Mississippi has been fired from the force, after finding playing with soda cans more interesting than drugs busts. Police in Gulfport will be sending the Belgian Malinois dog back to the training facility he came from as Fred was found to be 'slacking off'. Just two years ago, the city of Gulfport paid $12,000-$13,000 for Fred which included training at a facility in Kaplan, Louisiana. Fred was trained at K-9 Unlimited in Kaplan, a school thought to be excellent for turning out well-trained and hardworking dogs. Chief...
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What Des Moines Police are calling a tragic accident, central Iowans are calling inexcusable. “We’re going to look into and find out exactly what the circumstances were that led to Harley passing,” said Sergeant Chris Scott with the Des Moines Police Department. Harley, a Labrador retriever worked as a K-9 officer with the department’s vice and narcotics unit.
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Gretna police officers knew they faced a man with a violent past when they went to arrest him three months ago, leading to an altercation in which the suspect fought with a police dog that bit him in the groin area, Police Chief Arthur Lawson said Wednesday in response to a lawsuit filed over the matter.Lawson defended his department's canines and denied accusations that one of his officers intentionally ordered his dog, Zin, to attack Cody Melancon while arresting him May 30 in his Monroe Street apartment. Melancon tried to flee and then fought with the dog
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A 25-year-old man sued the Gretna Police Department Tuesday, alleging his civil rights were violated by a police officer who sicced his canine on him without provocation, leading the dog to bite
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Police dogs are extraordinary animals. A police K9 must be intelligent, brave, loyal and dedicated. Future police dogs are selected with care. Prospective K9 handlers are chosen from an elite group of experienced patrol officers. There are times however, when a dog just doesn’t quite make the grade. Some of these dogs end up in civilian homes. Life with one is an Experience. After a series of odd twists of fate, I became the owner of a former K9. A dog can be disqualified from police service due to some physical problem that doesn’t affect the dog’s ability to be...
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GREENSBURG, Pa. -- A Pricedale man nicknamed "Big Dog" has been sentenced to jail, but was then immediately paroled, after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct for barking at a police dog. Norris Daniels, 57, entered the guilty plea Friday and was sentenced to two to 12 months in jail by a Westmoreland County judge. The judge immediately paroled Daniels, who had been jailed unable to post bond since his arrest on Jan. 27, and ordered Daniels to undergo a mental health evaluation. Monessen police said Daniels was taunting a police dog in the back of a police cruiser and kept...
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