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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.

August 14, 2015

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Massachusetts Police Advise Public Not to Drunkenly Chase Bears with Hatchets

"The North Adams Police Department is urging everyone to NOT chase bears through the woods with a dull hatchet, drunk," the post said.

May 13, 2015

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ASPCA Poll Reveals LEOs Lack Resources, Training to Properly Address Dog Fighting

A nationwide poll of law enforcement released today by the ASPCA exposes serious obstacles for law enforcement to investigate one of the most horrific forms of animal cruelty—dog fighting.

April 8, 2015

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Tampa Officers Rescue Dog Found Shot, Tied To Railroad Tracks

Tampa, Fla., police stopped an oncoming train moments before it struck a dog that was tied to the tracks and had been shot three times.

March 6, 2015

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FBI Said to Begin Tracking Animal Cruelty Cases

The FBI will begin tracking animal cruelty cases just as they track other crimes, Wayne Pacelle of The Humane Society of the United States said in a blog post Tuesday.

September 19, 2014

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Baltimore Officer Charged with Cutting Lost Dog's Throat

Police were called and secured Nala using a dog pole, and an officer assigned to the emergency services division, later identified as Officer Jeffrey Bolger, went much further.

June 18, 2014

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Video: Calif. Agency Kills Injured Animals at Range

The Merced (Calif.) Police Department's practice of taking severely injured animals to the police range to shoot and kill them has come under fire.

September 15, 2013

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Pa. Cops Find Child Living with 80+ Animals

Three residents of Ephrata, Pa., face child-endangerment charges after police discovered more than 80 animals living in deplorable conditions in a mobile home.

May 22, 2013

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3 Colo. Officers on Paid Leave for Elk Shooting

Two Boulder (Colo.) Police officers and a Boulder County Sheriff's deputy have been placed on paid leave for allegedly shooting an elk and failing to notify the agencies about the shooting.

January 6, 2013

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Calif. Man Killed After Sticking Rifle Into Cop's Chest

A 29-year-old man was shot and killed by a Vallejo (Calif.) Police officer after the man pointed a rifle at another officer's chest while a fire engulfed the residence.

October 21, 2012

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Fla. Police Arrest Inebriated Man After Horse Pursuit

An intoxicated man who led Florida police officers on a 30-minute chase while riding a horse was arrested after his father tackled him off the animal.

September 26, 2012

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St. Louis PD Assigns Officer to Animal Abuse Crimes

Officer Louis Naes, a nine-year veteran of the St. Louis Police Department, has become the department's first animal abuse investigator and a member of the new Animal Abuse Task Force. It includes the circuit attorney's office, mayor's office, the health department, and Stray Rescue of St. Louis.

September 24, 2012