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I'm not seeing any videos or pictures of the police with their canine.Why don't the local police departments bring in the dogs?They used then back in the 60s and I'm pretty sure they would work today. If a rioter attacks and kills a canine then charge them with murder.

LARKSPUR, Colo. (CBS4) – Douglas County deputies are warning the public to stay away from three police and military trained dogs. The German shepherds disappeared from a private kennel in Larkspur after someone released them. The dogs are highly trained, but the sheriff’s office says they are not at all killers. They worry that if approached the wrong way by someone the dogs could react aggressively, making finding them a priority for their office. Spurlock said anyone who happens to spot one of the three dogs should not approach them, but instead call the sheriff’s office.

A South Side man has sued a host of city and Mahoning County officials for more than $325,000, saying a city police officer unnecessarily unleashed a police dog on him, causing him pain, suffering and medical expenses and the complete loss of the use of his right arm. William Oliver, of East Avondale Avenue, sued police-dog handler Frank Rutherford, Mayor Jay Williams, police Chief Jimmy Hughes, Sheriff Randall Wellington and the county commissioners earlier this week in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. The county prosecutor’s and city law director’s offices and Hughes did not respond to a request to comment....

Dogs Bite Mail Carriers Most In California (May 17, 2007)--It looks like mail carriers have a better chance of being bitten in California than any place else in America. As Dog Bite Awareness Week kicks off Thursday, the Post Office is releasing information on where the biggest problems are for carriers, and noting safety tips for dog owners. The New York metropolitan area had no record of a mail carrier bitten last year. Santa Ana, Calif. had the most: 96. In fact, of the top-five most likely places where mail carriers are bitten, three are in California. One carrier in...

THE ugly are seeking refuge from a hostile world in a German club specially founded to cater for their needs and allay their anxieties. Hamburg's Ugly Club requires of its members only that they identify the one thing about themselves that they are most unhappy about. Stomachs are at the top of the list, followed by noses and hips. Harald Gasper, a creative director in an advertising agency with a jowly face and a big nose, established the club with his wife Regina, a tall journalist with big feet. "We're tired of the idea that you have to be beautiful...

By DEAN SCHABNER July 27, 2005 -- For Sonya Dias, when the choice came down to leaving the city she loved and the Victorian home she had painstakingly restored or giving up her dog, there was no contest. Her house is on the market and her bags are packed, because Denver says she cannot keep her beloved pet, a pit bull named Gryffindor. After several high-profile pit bull attacks, the city enacted a law banning the breed, but Dias insists concern about her pet is unwarranted.

Man Charged With Scamming Owners Of Lost Dogs Suspect Said To Have Needed $85 To Fly Animals Home POSTED: 11:09 am EST March 2, 2005 ATLANTA -- A woman whose dog is missing says there's nothing lower than preying on people who are desperate to get their pets back. But that's what authorities in Atlanta say Andre Gould did. Police say Gould used the Internet to find people who had posted classified ads seeking lost dogs, focusing on animals that had been implanted with a microchip that had identifying information. Police say Gould would then pose as a truck driver...

ANDERSON, Ind. -- A magnesium fire at a recycling plant burned out of control Friday night, spewing wind-driven toxic fumes and forcing the evacuation of several thousand people from their homes.

Graydon Carter, the editor of Vanity Fair, wrote an amazing editorial in the latest issue of the magazine pointing out some of Bush's most dubious accomplishments during his tenure as president. Here are just some of the many facts Graydon puts forth. 2 - Number of nations George W. Bush has attacked and taken over since coming into office. 10 million - Estimated number of people worldwide who took to the streets in opposition to the invasion of Iraq, setting an all-time record for simultaneous protest. $100 billion - Estimated cost of the war in Iraq to U.S. citizens by...