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Hero hounds who show why police dogs are crucial despite animal rights activists' concerns, from saving a cop from a knife attack to stopping a building from being blown up
3 months, 1 week ago

Hero hounds who show why police dogs are crucial despite animal rights activists' concerns, from saving a cop from a knife attack to stopping a building from being blown up

Daily Mail  

Brave dogs protect the public and their owners by serving in the police, and often get shot and stabbed as a result. PC Gareth Greaves and his dog Theo, who was kicked and bitten while protecting him Police officers with dogs intervening after protesters clashed with police at Guildhall Square in Plymouth on August 5, 2024 Former PM Boris Johnson …

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South Carolina deputy charged with killing unarmed man and letting police dog maul innocent person
4 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina deputy charged with killing unarmed man and letting police dog maul innocent person

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A deputy in South Carolina has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault after he fatally shot an unarmed suspect five times and his police dog mauled a different, innocent person, authorities said. State agents arrested former Florence County deputy Treyvon Jonathan Sellers on Wednesday. Sellers was chasing 43-year-old William Dwayne Rankin when Rankin crashed into a …

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Police dog shot dead after attacking handler during search for missing person
1 year, 5 months ago

Police dog shot dead after attacking handler during search for missing person

The Independent  

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Ohio officer fired after letting his police dog attack a surrendering truck driver
1 year, 5 months ago

Ohio officer fired after letting his police dog attack a surrendering truck driver

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A police officer in rural Ohio was fired Wednesday after he released his police dog on a surrendering truck driver despite state troopers telling him to hold the K9 back. The town’s civilian police review board has found Speakman didn’t violate department policy when he deployed the dog, Wednesday’s police statement said, adding that the review board …

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Inquiry after Black child mauled by police dog while being detained by armed officers
2 years, 2 months ago

Inquiry after Black child mauled by police dog while being detained by armed officers

The Independent  

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Man arrested for anti-gay hate crimes and trying to choke police dog
3 years, 2 months ago

Man arrested for anti-gay hate crimes and trying to choke police dog

The Independent  

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Video shows Missouri officers let police dog bite Black man
3 years, 3 months ago

Video shows Missouri officers let police dog bite Black man

Associated Press  

The St. Louis County prosecutor’s office is investigating an incident caught on cellphone video in which white officers allowed a police dog to repeatedly bite a Black man during an arrest. The video of the arrest Monday in the St. Louis suburb of Woodson Terrace has sparked outrage online and led the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s editorial board to compare it …

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Police dog 'Kaiser' stabbed while apprehending suspect returns to duty
3 years, 5 months ago

Police dog 'Kaiser' stabbed while apprehending suspect returns to duty

The Independent  

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Oregon Police Dept. Agrees To No Longer Refer To Police Dog As 'Lil' Kim'
3 years, 9 months ago

Oregon Police Dept. Agrees To No Longer Refer To Police Dog As 'Lil' Kim'

Huff Post  

BEND, Ore. — For years, police officers in Bend have referred to a canine officer as “Lil’ Kim.” Now, as the racial justice protests of 2020 have put pressure on police over their culture and tactics, Bend’s top cop denies his department ever intended to use the name of a famous Black musician for its police dog. Chief Mike Krantz …

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Donald Trump pardons Roger Stone, Paul Manafort and 27 others
4 years ago

Donald Trump pardons Roger Stone, Paul Manafort and 27 others

Daily Mail  

WEDNESDAY Charles Kushner - Full pardon Charles Kushner pleaded guilty to multiple crimes in 2004 and served two years in prison Charles Kushner, 66, pleaded guilty to multiple crimes in 2004 and served two years in prison in part for setting up his brother-in-law with a prostitute, videotaping it and then trying to blackmail him over it. Paul Manafort - …

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Toowoomba: Alleged armed thief dies after allegedly stabbing police dog named Turbo and a cop
4 years ago

Toowoomba: Alleged armed thief dies after allegedly stabbing police dog named Turbo and a cop

Daily Mail  

A man has died after being tasered by police investigating a robbery in southern Queensland, with a police dog and his handler stabbed during the arrest. The 32-year-old senior constable and police dog Turbo had been responding to reports of the break-in on Warana Avenue, when they were confronted by the man armed with a pair of scissors. The 32-year-old …

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Police dog attack leaves woman with life-changing injuries
4 years, 1 month ago

Police dog attack leaves woman with life-changing injuries

The Independent  

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Use of police dog in Rotterdam arrest laughing gas arrest was excessive: report
4 years, 1 month ago

Use of police dog in Rotterdam arrest laughing gas arrest was excessive: report

NL Times  

The Rotterdam police used excessive violence when they deployed a police dog in the arrest of a man in March, television program Zembla reported based on video footage of the arrest. The suspect received multiple blows to the face while on the ground, and all the while the police dog continued to bite him - even though its handler repeatedly …

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Audit finds more incidents after police dog bites Black man
4 years, 3 months ago

Audit finds more incidents after police dog bites Black man

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City’s police dog apprehension program will remain suspended indefinitely after an internal audit done after a Black man was bitten found 27 dog bite incidents since 2018, the police chief said Friday. The Salt Lake County district attorney’s office said Ryans complied with officers’ orders to raise his hands and remain in the backyard. …

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Indiana prosecutor investigating man’s mauling by police dog
4 years, 5 months ago

Indiana prosecutor investigating man’s mauling by police dog

Associated Press  

— A special prosecutor and Indiana State Police are investigating allegations that three Lafayette police officers used excessive force in a May arrest where a police dog mauled the neck of Black man suspected of battery. Hutchison, who will determine whether the officers committed any crimes in their arrest of Richard Bailey Jr., said Thursday she had asked state police …

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Knife-wielding attacker becomes the first person to be jailed under Finn's Law
5 years, 5 months ago

Knife-wielding attacker becomes the first person to be jailed under Finn's Law

Daily Mail  

Daniel O'Sullivan, of Liverpool, nearly blinded a police dog while high on monkey dust and cocaine. He was immediately jailed for 21 months for the attack and other offences A knife-wielding attacker who nearly blinded a police dog while high on monkey dust and cocaine has become the first person to be jailed under a new law protecting police dogs. …

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Police dog mauls pet cat to death
5 years, 5 months ago

Police dog mauls pet cat to death

The Independent  

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