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Every year, there are countless incidents in which officers conducting regular patrol functions encounter dogs. Some events end with the dog being fatally shot. Many other episodes are innocuous. Here are some tactical tips for discussion at roll call before your next shift.
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Chiefs and sheriffs are now providing their school resource officers with long guns, hard armor ballistic protection, and even gun detecting dogs to prevent or minimize the carnage from active shooter attacks.
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Seara Burton, a K-9 handler for the Richmond PD, was shot and critically wounded Aug. 10 during a traffic stop of a man driving a moped. She was shot after her dog alerted on narcotics.
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The chase for the suspect ended about two hours after the first of two reported shootings when Ontario's police watchdog says officers fatally shot the man, who had been tracked down to a Hamilton cemetery.
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Deputies acted quickly to get K9 Nina out of the burning vehicle and because of their quick response she only sustained minor singeing to her whiskers and fur.
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Woods warned any would-be perpetrator who thinks they want to bring a firearm to a school or a school function. “Just remember, we will be there. Albi will be there. You will be caught, and you will be brought to justice,” Woods emphasizes.
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“Not long after Officer Joyner met up with his partner, he described his partner and buddy as ‘fearless,’ and he was just that until his end of watch today. Thank you everyone for the out-pouring of love for Officer Joyner and his family and our department. Please keep Officer Joyner and his family in your thoughts and prayers.”
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AJPD said they were able to rescue the woman safely but were unable to retrieve her dog from the water.
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It was a dramatic scene as the police helicopter landed in Jacksonville Beach. First responders flew the dog across the county, rushing Huk to the emergency vet with three gunshot wounds — bullets in his neck, hind and wrist.
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