Nampa, Idaho, Police K-9 Riddick was killed Saturday during a pursuit.Nampa PD/Facebook
A Nampa, Idaho, Police K-9 was killed Saturday evening when a suspect reportedly rammed the police SUV he was in and knocked the vehicle off the highway where it rolled over.
K-9 Riddick’s handler, Officer Cody Huss, was injured in the crash. He was treated and released at a local hospital, the department reported on Facebook.
Nampa officers were tipped off about a drug suspect and a pursuit ensued.
Patrol officers located a vehicle they believed the man was in and attempted a traffic stop, according to the department. Police said officers began to pursue the vehicle when the woman driving it failed to pull over, the Idaho Statesman reports.
“When attempting to perform a PIT Maneuver, the suspect vehicle turned into the police vehicle, ramming it, and causing both vehicles to roll and leave the roadway and land in a cornfield,” Carmen Boeger, Nampa police spokesperson, said in the release.
The 27-year-old male suspect was arrested on a parole agent’s warrant.
The 33-year-old female driver was arrested on felony charges of battery of a law enforcement officer, eluding law enforcement, trafficking methamphetamine and possessing controlled substances, as well as misdemeanors for possessing psilocybin mushrooms.
