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North Carolina Agency Welcomes Former Shelter Dog as Narcotics K-9

The Gaston (NC) Police Department has a new member of its narcotics enforcement team—K-9 Jax—that was once a rescue dog and was taken in and trained by a local establishment focused on animal care, shelter, and training.

June 16, 2020

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Police Dog on Children's Cartoon Draws Fire on Twitter

Social media users targeted Chase, saying “Euthanize the police dog,” “Defund the paw patrol," and "All dogs go to heaven, except the class traitors in the Paw Patrol.”

June 12, 2020

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Michigan Department Changes Policy on Use of K-9 Assets in Apprehensions

The Saginaw (MI) Police Department has issued a policy change that mandates a significant change to the deployment of K-9 assets in the field—police dogs will no longer be used to apprehend suspects.

June 9, 2020

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California Police Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Man Who Stabbed K-9

Officers with the Fullerton (CA) Police Department fatally shot a knife-wielding man on Wednesday night after he refused to comply with commands to drop the weapon, and instead stabbed a K-9 at the scene.

May 29, 2020

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Massachusetts State Police K-9 Locates 2 Missing Girls

A trooper with the Massachusetts State Police and K-9 Caber were able to successfully locate and return to safety two teens—aged 13 and 14 years old—who had gone missing early Saturday morning.

May 28, 2020

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South Carolina Department Mourns Death of K-9

Officers with the Horry County (SC) Police Department are mourning the loss of a beloved K-9 after the dog passed away earlier this week.

May 22, 2020

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Suspects Dump $1 Million on Highway During Vehicle Pursuit

“At one point during the pursuit, the driver of the Chevrolet Suburban stopped on the right shoulder, exited the vehicle and dropped two cardboard boxes off before returning to the vehicle and continuing to flee,” said the California Highway Patrol of Merced County.

May 5, 2020

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Canadian K-9, Handler Find 3-Year-Old Girl Who Had Wandered into Woods

The first thing the girl said as they located her was "Doggie!"

April 30, 2020

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Pit Bull Rescued from Dog Fighters Becomes North Carolina K-9

K-9 Nibbles, who was one of 31 pit bull puppies seized from a suspected dogfighting operation in Canada in 2015, is now out patrolling Craven County as a narcotics dog.

April 15, 2020

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Florida Deputy, K-9 Stabbed During Home Invasion Arrest

Deputy Scott Cronin was wounded while wresting a knife from a man who was barricaded in a bedroom closet and repeatedly stabbing K-9 Vise.

March 31, 2020

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Video: South Carolina Agency Celebrates Retirement of Beloved K-9

The Goose Creek (SC) Police Department recently honored one of its long-serving K-9s with a retirement ceremony that included serving up a tray of treats for the dog that served the community for nearly seven years.

March 6, 2020

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Texas K-9 Detects 595 Pounds of Meth

"Officer Robey deployed his K-9 partner Stryker to conduct a free air sniff of the tractor trailer and K-9 Stryker alerted to the presence of narcotics," the Lewisville PD reports.

March 3, 2020