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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 13, 2015

Pit Bull Police Dog Defies Breed's Savage Stereotypes

When she graduates Friday from K-9 training school, Kiah will be one of just a few pit bulls to serve as a police dog. It's a job usually given to breeds that don't come with the pit bull's reputation — deserved or not — as a savage animal fit only for the company of criminals.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 12, 2015

NFL Linebacker Could Face Charges for Taunting K-9 Before Sunday Game

Raiders' linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong apparently got into a barking session with a police dog before Sunday's game in Pittsburgh.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 11, 2015

Steelers Quarterback Announces San Diego Area K-9 Grant

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's Foundation at The Giving Back Fund distributed a grant to the El Cajon (CA) Police Department just east of San Diego. The El Cajon Police plan to use the grant toward the purchase of a new K-9 for their four-dog unit.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 22, 2015

Steelers' Quarterback Gives K-9 Grant to Kansas Police Department

Today, Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl Quarterback and Findlay, OH native, Ben Roethlisberger, announced the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation will be distributing a grant to the Shawnee (KS) Police Department to purchase a third K-9.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2015

Video: Wyoming K-9 Saves Handler

A Cheyenne (WY) PD K-9 is being credited with saving his handler from an attack Tuesday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2015

Department Clears Officer Accused of Abusing Police Dog

An internal investigation found the officer was in compliance with Peoria (Ariz.) Police Department policy and state law when he took "measured steps to regain the canine's focus," the department said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2015

Video: Boy Donates Birthday Money to Buy K-9s Ballistic Vests

Nine-year-old Ethan Flint asked his friends and family not to give him birthday gifts this year and to instead use the money to go toward bulletproof vests for the St. Paul (Minn.) PD K-9 unit. He presented a homemade check for $1,290 to the K-9 unit.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2015

Steelers Quarterback Announces New England Area K-9 Grant

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation will be distributing a grant to the Duxbury (Mass.) Police Department which will be used to purchase a new K-9.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 27, 2015

Chevrolet Tahoe Popular with K-9 Units

Because dogs are vulnerable to heat, the Tahoe PPV has more heating and cooling vents in the vehicle’s third-row area than any other police utility vehicle, according to Chevy. In the Tahoe PPV, the seat is eliminated to make room for the K-9 unit’s kennel. This allows the industry’s only third-row upper and lower air vents to circulate cooled air into the back of the vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2015

California Criminalizes Hurting Volunteer Police Animals

California laws that punish people who injure police horses and dogs in the line of duty now extend to volunteer law enforcement animals.

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