The dog was aiding the Special Enforcement Bureau, LASD’s elite tactical and search-and-rescue team, during efforts to find a missing hiker.
Read More →A witness telephoned law enforcement, who upon arrival saw the suspect standing outside the vehicle and saw the victim – who mouthed the word “Help” – inside the car.
Read More →The sheriff's office said the suspect drove up to the dog which was in the road. The dog's owner was reportedly trying to get it out of the roadway, when the driver yelled at her saying it should not be on the roadway then ran it over.
Read More →Authorities said the suspect then put the SUV in reverse before driving forward and intentionally ramming into the deputy's vehicle. That's when the deputy opened fire.
Read More →Det. Luca Benedetti was fatally shot after the door was breached. He was calling out to the suspect when he was shot.
Read More →After responding to an officer-down call, officers from the Sheriff’s Office and Salinas Police Department rescued the deputy and transported him to Natividad Medical Center, where he underwent surgery for his wounds.
Read More →Assembly Bill 742 would have prohibited police unleashing K-9s for apprehension or crowd control except in cases of imminent threat of severe bodily harm or death, effectively making a dog bite the same level on the use-of-force continuum as deadly force.
Read More →A ceremony honoring the service of K-9s and revealing the statue was attended by city and LAPD officials as well as LAPD K-9s and their handlers and K-9s and handlers from other area agencies.
Read More →The altercation occurred after the CHP officer gave the man a verbal warning for bending freeway signs on an onramp. The officer, the CHP says, was walking back to his patrol vehicle when the man attacked him.
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