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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2016

Retired Ohio Officer Declines Department's Compromise Over Dog, Says He Will Bid in Auction

Former Officer Matthew Hickey, 57, said on Tuesday that he can’t accept a compromise offered by the city that would have had Hickey working as an unpaid auxiliary officer to keep Ajax, and eventually buy the dog from the city for $1 when it is too old to work.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2016

Retired Officer to Keep K-9, No Auction Planned

A retired police officer in Ohio will get to keep his K-9 partner if he becomes an auxiliary officer, city officials in Marietta announced, amid fears that the dog would be put up for auction.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2016

Video: Retired Ohio Officer's K-9 Set to Be Auctioned Off

Marietta, OH, K-9 Officer Matt Hickey says he's spent every day for the past three years with his partner Ajax. But despite Hickey's willingness to purchase the dog so they can retire together, the city's policy mandates that Ajax be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2016

Colorado City Pays More Than $256K Over Officer's Shooting of Pet Dog

In what’s being called the largest settlement of its kind, Commerce City, CO, has agreed to pay $262,500 to a man whose dog was killed by a police officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2016

CNN's Anderson Cooper and Retired SEAL Donate K-9 Ballistic Vests

Three days after a Norfolk, VA, police dog was shot and killed in a standoff with a man who'd barricaded himself in his home, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has donated enough money to outfit the Police Department's entire K-9 unit with ballistic vests.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2016

Man Who Killed Virginia K-9 Sunday in Standoff Dies in Hospital

A man has died two days after he was shot by police officers who say he barricaded himself inside a Norfolk home and fatally wounded a police dog.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2016

$5 Million Bond Set for Man Charged with Killing Ohio K-9

Kelontre Barefield, 22, is charged with aggravated burglary and assaulting or harassing a police dog.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2016

Human Traffickers Found to Exploit U.S. Visas and Data-Sharing Failures

Human traffickers used fiancé and work visas to bring dozens of victims to the United States, exploiting a lack of data sharing between immigration offices within the Department of Homeland Security, according to the agency's internal watchdog.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2016

Virginia K-9 Shot and Killed During Barricade Incident

Police say Richardson came out of the house after several hours of unsuccessful negotiations, armed with a handgun. Norfolk Police Dog Krijger, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, was used to attempt to apprehend Richardson.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2016

Fobus Donates to Service Dog Non-Profit

First Samco Inc. (FSI), the exclusive distributor of Fobus Holsters & Pouches, has partnered with ECAD, a non-profit that has been training service dogs to assist individuals with disabilities and children with autism since 1995.

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