Missouri: Pit Bull owner complains after her dog is shot while attacking police K9

MISSOURI -- June Tucker's vicious 5-year-old pit bull, named "Repo," is in an animal hospital with two bullet wounds. He was shot by an Overland Police Department officer near Mary Ridge Park Monday night.

"He just doesn't deserve to be shot and just to leave him on the porch to bleed to death," complains Tucker.

 

Tucker said she took her dog out for a walk around 10:30 p.m. using a belt as a leash. But she said the dog got 'spooked' and pulled the leash out of her hand and ran off.

BTW, in the video we find that her 'leash' is actually a belt. A belt. Serioiusly. I'm starting to doubt that she was ever 'walking' him in the first place. Likely she just let her mauler roam around the neighborhood all the time because she was too lazy to properly walk him with a collar and leash.

Tucker didn't bother to go after her Pit Bull, a breed of dog known for roaming and seeking victims to attack... Instead, Tucker said she went back in the house and assumed whenever her dog was through breaking the law and roaming loose, it would return soon.

At the same time, Overland police officers were searching the neighborhood for a prowler.

"It was like, maybe fifteen seconds and that's when you hear boom, boom, boom, boom, boom," said Tucker.

According to Overland Police Chief Michael Laws, the pit bull came running from a dark area and attacked the department K-9, named "Tzar."

"And according to the witnesses we interviewed and the officers who were there, had him by the throat and had him pinned to the ground," said Laws.

Chief Laws said the K-9 was able to break free and the pit bull backed up, but then the pit bull started coming at the K-9. Laws said that's when the officer shot the dog.

"I was a K-9 officer years ago and we're all dog lovers. So we hate to see anything like this happen but we also have to defend our property and our animals. The dog is a part of our department, a valuable member of our police department," said Laws.

Because Tucker won't stop running her mouth about how the police 'unfairly' shot her nasty dog, they say they're seeking charges against her.

(KMOV - February 20, 2018)

Nevada: Police K9 Nicky shot and killed while apprehending suspect

NEVADA -- Police Support USA @BackTheCops posted on Twitter February 21, 2018

We regret to inform you that K9 Nicky from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was shot and killed while attempting to subdue a suspect.

RIP to all Law enforcement personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice, both Human and K-9.

New Hampshire: Lebanon police K9 receives final salute after cancer death

NEW HAMPSHIRE -- A police dog who served the police department for 10 years was euthanized Monday after losing a long battle with cancer.

“This past year, K9 Max had several surgeries to remove cancerous tumors from his body,” police said in a news release. “Despite his cancer diagnosis and ongoing treatment, K9 Max continued to work along with officer Jeremy Perkins and they were an effective team until the very end.”

Police said the Belgian Malinois was responsible “for countless drug seizures, apprehensions and rescues.”

Lebanon’s police K9 teams train at the Vermont Police Academy and on several occasions, Perkins and Max were awarded the Vermont Police K9 Patrol Team of the Year award, police said.

“K9 Max spent his last day on patrol with his handler doing his duty, as he did for the last ten years,” the news release said. “At approximately 1 p.m., K9 Max and Officer Perkins arrived at the Stonecliff Animal Hospital where K9 Max entered the facility through a receiving line of police officers rendering a salute.

(Union Leader - Dec 11, 2017)

Kansas: The Stafford Police Department brags about its newest K9 -- a Pit Bull that was purchased and imported from Mexico

KANSAS -- As the world is reading about 22-year-old Bethany Stephens, who was just mauled to death by her two pit bulls, dogs she'd raised from puppies, the pit bull propaganda machine keeps churning out 'pro pit bull' stories.

Today we've got yet another small town, underfunded police department being given a police dog. No, they're not given a typical police dog - Belgian Malinois or German Shepherd. No, what the Animal Farm Foundation and Universal K-9 do is they cherry pick pit bulls from shelters, give them some basic training and then offer them for free to underfunded, small town police forces.

The police forces, who can't afford their own K9 unit -- typical police-trained K9 dogs can cost $30,000 or more -- willingly take these 'free' Pit Bulls. The Stafford Police Department in Stafford, Kansas, is the epitome of "small town police force" which could never afford to purchase its own trained K9 -- "The Police Department consists of a Chief Of Police, 1 Sergeant, and 2 officers" so of course they willingly accept this 'free' supposedly 'trained' dog -- the only catch is that they don't get a choice in what kind of dog - and of course Universal K-9 and Animal Farm Foundation ONLY OFFER PIT BULLS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

In exchange, Universal K-9 Operations Director Brad Croft and the Animal Farm Foundation (which has nothing to do with farm animals - it's nothing but a pit bull propaganda tool) get to release media stories and photos which gushingly talk about these wigglebutts being perfect for law enforcement. They claim they saved a shelter dog -- when in fact, the ONLY dogs they choose are pit bulls. The lab mixes, the beagle mixes, the german shepherd mixes... none of them are given a second chance at life. These people have an agenda - and it is to push Pit Bulls onto society.

In this case, they didn't even bother to pull a pit bull from a shelter. THIS DOG WAS IMPORTED FROM A GUARD DOG TRAINING FACILITY IN MEXICO.

Kano is from San Antonio, Texas. Kanos first owner Packo is also the owner of Kanos parents. Packo had a dream for Kano to become a Police K9 from the day he was born. Packo moved to San Antonio, Texas and had to get rid of Kano because of the apartment complex he was living in. Packo did not let this stop the dream he had for Kano. At approximately 4 months old, Packo gave Kano to a friend of his at Viva Dog Training in Negras, Mexico (Gave?? More like SOLD). Animal Farm Foundation and Universal K9 were able to locate Kano at this facility. -- from the Stafford Police Facebook page

This article below is nothing but a press release, an agenda-driven article that is pushing Universal K-9 and Animal Farm Foundation's pro pit bull agenda. Why no mention of the thousands of attacks by pit bulls on pets and livestock? Why no mention of the thousands of attacks by pit bulls on children? Why no mention of the thousands of attacks by pit bulls on adults and elderly people? On owners? Why no mention of the death of Bethany Stephens -- by her own beloved pit bulls, dogs she had raised since they were puppies?

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Stafford police officer Kano chewed on his ball after the red nose pit bull assisted in his first drug bust on Monday — finding more than $7,500 worth of marijuana.

It’s the 55-pound puppy’s favorite toy and what he thinks he is searching for. The 1-year-old is unique: saved from the animal shelter and possible euthanasia, has one blue and yellow eye (a trait known in as little as 3.5 percent of dogs) and is the first K-9 pit bull in Kansas, The Hutchinson News reported.

LIES, LIES, LIES. THIS DOG WAS NOT 'SAVED FROM POSSIBLE EUTHANASIA'. IT WAS BRED BY A PIT BULL BREEDER, SOLD TO A TRAINING FACILITY IN MEXICO THAT TRAINS GUARD DOGS. IT WAS THEN PURCHASED AND IMPORTED TO THE USA FROM MEXICO AND HANDED OFF TO THIS SMALL-TOWN POLICE AGENCY WHICH COULD NEVER AFFORD A REAL K9.

He also has an uncanny love for his orange and blue squeaky Chuckit! ball that only another dog would understand. Kano — named after a Mortal Kombat character who also has two different colored eyes — can barely be distracted once he spots his ball.

He sits poised, his muscles showing from his brown and white head down to his paws, watching the ball with his mismatched eyes. With pinned ears, Kano is a menacing sight for any bad guy.

But he’s not a biter, nor is any other pit bull that comes from Universal K-9, a nonprofit organization that trains dogs in San Antonio.

“If they were this vicious great bite dogs wouldn’t the police want them on the force?” Operations Director Brad Croft said. “They are no good at it. They are no good at taking people down. But I will tell you what they are damn good at, (drug) detection.”

Since 2010, Croft said they have trained thousands of K-9s. The organization started as a for-profit but changed to a nonprofit a few years ago to rescue pit bulls that awaited adoption or euthanasia in a shelter.

Instead, Croft and Universal K-9 began to train them for police work. Croft said they look for pit bulls between 12 to 32 months old so departments would get a longer career out of the dog.

"I have always been 'pro-Pit Bull' these dogs are misunderstood" -- Stafford Police Officer Mason Paden states on their official Facebook page

To make the adventure possible, Universal K-9 partnered with Animal Farm Foundation. The foundation advocates for pit bulls and agreed to cover the cost of a handler course. That two-week course costs $2,900 for drug detection or $5,900 for drug detection and tracking.

A trained German Shepherd or Belgian Malinois — the more popular K-9s — can go for over $13,000. But with shelters filling with pit bulls and the foundation paying the fee for the handler course, Universal K-9′s began offering trained pit bulls to departments that couldn’t otherwise afford a K-9.

There are now 52 Universal K-9 pit bulls out on the streets.

“They are there kicking butts and taking names,” Croft said, adding pit bulls usually outwork most other breeds during the training course — as did Kano.

An arrest was made in the Great Bend marijuana bust, and more are expected. No name was released by the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, which called Stafford officer and Kano’s handler, Mason Paden, to assist with the drug bust.

The two have been nearly inseparable since they met at Universal K-9′s handler course from Oct. 16-27. Paden applied to and was accepted for the course supported by the Animal Farm Foundation. The only cost to the Stafford Police Department was travel and lodging.

Paden knew he was getting a pit bull that had been trained by the Universal K-9. But he didn’t know which one. Kano made the decision when he ran out of the cage and at Paden’s feet and became the first certified pit bull K-9 in Kansas’ history, according to the Kansas Police Dog Association and the Heart of America Police Dog Association.

Paden fell in love with the breed after he got Bailee, a brown pit bull mix, seven years ago.

He and Kano usually work the night shift from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the town of fewer than 1,000 residents, making the same laps around the town that “shuts down after midnight.”

K9 HANDLER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND "HAVE A DOZEN PIT BULLS"
Then, they go home to Paden’s girlfriend, Ashley Freidenberger, and about a dozen pit bulls or pit bull mixes. There are five puppies that will go to a home when they mature.

Paden’s father, David Paden, is a detective with the Barton County Sheriff’s Office and a former K-9 handler. Paden had worked with his father’s dogs and grew up around rottweilers. Paden first worked at the department in his hometown of Great Bend where shifts were busy.

“I wish there was more action,” he said. “I still treat it the same.”

Kano is certified to detect marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and ecstasy. In the future, Paden hopes to have Kano trained in tracking as well.

Stafford police chief Doug Brown said the town has had an increase in drugs, mostly marijuana and methamphetamine. He knows Kano will be an asset to the department.

“I am a firm believer of being in the schools. That’s where you will find (the drugs) the fastest in a small town,” Brown said, adding drugs have come in waves in his decades as police chief. “I think there is a major influx right now.”

Click here to read all the slobbering posts from pittie lovers. I don't have the patience to even bother taking screenshots and posting. Except for this one - typical of the responses being posted if anyone says pit bulls are dangerous:

(CJOnline - Dec 13, 2017)

Florida: When a high-speed chase ended in a shootout, this dog took a bullet for his partner

FLORIDA -- It was around 4 a.m. when Phillip O’Shea, 46, robbed a Palm Beach bar back on May 12th, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, a crime that quickly spiraled into a high-speed chase down Okeechobee Boulevard to an industrial area just west of Interstate 95, where he crashed his car, then began a shootout in which one deputy was hurt diving for cover.

O’Shea fled and carjacked a woman’s vehicle near Palm Beach International Airport. That afternoon, deputies found him in Jupiter, leading to the shootout in a parking lot near the Wood Duck apartments on Military Trail south of Toney Penna Drive.

Though O’Shea ultimately got away, police spotted the man later that day in Jupiter, where he would be killed by authorities — but he wasn’t the only one that took a bullet, reported The Palm Beach Post.

Casper, a German Shepherd K9 deputy with the Sheriff’s Office, was shot by the suspect, who was targeting the officers. The bullet wounded his haunches, according to WSAV.

“He definitely did his job,” Cpl. John Sylvester, Casper’s handler, said during a news conference. “When the round came, it was meant for us. Unfortunately, he was the one that took the round.”

The bullet narrowly missed hitting a vital area, said Michele Tucker, the veterinary center’s managing director of patient services.

“The bullet very fortunately entered the muscle over the hip,” she said. “It very easily could have gone another half-inch and shattered his pelvis. His recovery is going to be so much quicker and less complex because there was no bone involved.”

As a result, the brave pup was awarded a purple heart Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service, a high honor usually awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving.

PBSO‏ @PBCountySheriff on Twitter, November 15, 2017
K9 Casper awarded The Purple 💜 for taking a bullet meant for his partner. This heroic furry friend has won the hearts of many #PBSOproud

(Miami Herald - November 20, 2017)

(October 2017) New York: Officer shoots Pit Bull attacking him and his K9 partner named Will; bullet ricochets and kills Will

NEW YORK -- A New York State Police dog was fatally shot Monday during a search of a home in Lewis County, the state police announced Tuesday.

The dog, K9 Will, was hit by a bullet fired by his partner, Trooper Shaun Smith, police said. The bullet ricocheted and hit the dog in the stomach, police said.

At approximately 11 p.m. Monday, state police were assisting the Lewis County Sheriff's Office with a search warrant at a residence on Woodcreek Road in the Town of Greig, police said.

K9 Will was attacked by a pit bull dog that ran from the residence, police said.

Smith fired once, striking the leg of the pit bull, police said.

From the preliminary investigation, it appears the bullet ricocheted off the gravel stone driveway and hit K9 Will in the stomach, police said.

The dog was transported to Countryside Veterinary Clinic in Lowville but he died there, police said.

The pit bull survived and was being treated by a veterinarian, said Jack Keller, a spokesman for the State Police. Asked if the owners of the pit bull face charges, he said the incident is under investigation.

K9 Will was a 3-year-old Belgian-Malinois who graduated from the State Police basic K9 school in April of 2017, police said

K9 Will was named after Trooper William G. Doyle, who was shot and killed by escapees from a mental institution on December14, 1967, police said.

(New York Upstate - Oct 25, 2017)

California: Sunnyvale Police K9 Jax stabbed to death by Jesus Birelas-Contreras

CALIFORNIA -- A man shot and killed by police Tuesday stabbed his girlfriend and fatally wounded a police dog named Jax before he threw a butcher knife at officers, according to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety.

Police said the confrontation marked the first time in department history one of its police dogs was killed in the line of duty.

“It’s a huge loss,” said Chief Phan Ngo. “(Jax) was a family member, and his void will always be felt. He will always be in our hearts.”

Wednesday, Sunnyvale police commanders detailed the violent episode that ended in the city’s first officer-involved shooting since 2015. It began with a report of a stabbing called in around 1 p.m. Tuesday at the upscale Encasa apartment complex on East Weddell Drive off Fair Oaks Avenue.

Officers arrived to find a 25-year-old woman suffering from a stab wound to her abdomen, and she told them that her boyfriend attacked her during an argument and that he was still inside a nearby apartment.

Police said the contingent of responding officers, including K-9 Officer Stephen Eckford and Jax, and Lt. Emmett Larkin, tried several times to get the man, 25-year-old Jesus Birelas-Contreras, to surrender peacefully.

When that failed, the officers sent in Jax to subdue and apprehend Birelas-Contreras, but the suspect severely wounded the dog with a knife, police said. At some point, the officers retrieved Jax and brought him to safety, after which he was taken to an animal hospital.

About 18 minutes into the standoff, as they continued trying to coax Birelas-Contreras into surrendering, he threw a 6-inch butcher knife at the officers, Ngo said.

That prompted Larkin to open fire with his service weapon, striking the suspect at least once. Birelas-Contreras was rushed to the hospital, where he died. Jax died from his wounds the same evening.

Ngo said the woman who had been stabbed was taken to the hospital where she was treated and released.

“We’re treating this as a domestic-violence (case) because of the general nature of their relationship,” Ngo said.

CAREER CRIMINAL AT THE AGE OF 25
Birelas-Contreras’ criminal background was not immediately available Wednesday, but a cursory search of Santa Clara County court records shows more than 20 criminal cases associated with his name and birth date.

Jax, a 4-year-old German Shepherd, had served for two years in Sunnyvale, and had 26 arrests to his credit, Ngo said. He leaves three surviving dogs in the department’s K-9 unit.

Eckford, Jax’s handler, was not made available for comment Wednesday.

A memorial service is being planned for Jax.

Larkin was placed on paid administrative leave while the police department conducts an investigation monitored by the District Attorney’s Office, which is routine after officer-involved shootings in the county.

(Mercury News - November 1, 2017)

Connecticut: Police K9 gets final salute before being euthanized

CONNECTICUT -- Members of a Connecticut police department stood in line to salute a terminally ill four-legged partner on its last trip to a veterinary hospital.

K9 Hunter, a German shepherd, served with the Middletown Police Department at the side of its handler, Officer Michael D’Aresta. The dog was diagnosed with an aggressive form of liver cancer just recently.

Officers bid farewell to Hunter Friday as D'Aresta cradled the canine in his arms on the final trip to the vet, where the dog was euthanized.

“Officer Michael D'Aresta unfortunately has to make the toughest decision any K9 handler dreads making this evening at Pieper Olson in Middletown at 1830 hours,” Sgt. Doug Clark, Middletown K9 supervisor, wrote in a post on Facebook on Friday.

“K9 Hunter has been ill for that past several days and when tests were conducted they revealed that K9 Hunter has a very aggressive form of Liver cancer. They unfortunately recommended that he be euthanized.”

“Officer D'Aresta and Hunter have been an exceptional team serving the City of Middletown in a high caliber since 2007,” Clark said. “So as you can imagine, this is extremely difficult for Mike and his family.”

Hunter’s value to the department was well-documented.

In July, the canine helped officers in a drug bust, the Middletown Patch reported.

Two years ago Hunter helped locate an elderly woman with dementia who wandered away from her home at night, the Hartford Courant reported.

“Hunter and Officer D'Aresta have been such a huge part of our department the past 10 years,” Clark wrote. “Such a dedicated K-9 team. It will never be the same. Rest in Peace Hunter you've done well. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Michael D'Aresta and his family.”

(FoxNews - September 3, 2017)

China: Police officer creates a home for retired K9 dogs to spend their final years

CHINA -- Many police dogs have an uncertain future after retirement but this man in China is making sure they have a forever home.

Bai Yan, a police dog handler from Hangzhou, China's Zhejiang province has created a home for retired dogs to spend their final years.

He says he wants to say thank you to his 'commrades' and give them dignity in their final years.

The man rented a strip of land from a friend and turned it into a centre for the animals.

Bai says he wants to say thank you to the animals for serving the public.

He opened the facility in 2010 and has seen 20 dogs see out their final years.

Currently, the home has some 16 canines including one of whom, Bai used to work with.

Bai said: 'They are my comrades in arms and now they are getting old, I want them to be able to spend their remaining years with dignity.'

The man spends time with the dogs three times a day. He even wakes up at 4am to give them breakfast and spend time with them individually.

He takes one dog to work with him every day so that they have a varied schedule.

Bai said: 'I want to be there to make them happy in the last years of their lives. They have fought with me side by side for many years. They are just like my family, and I will take care of my family.'

He has spent around $150,000 on keeping the home open and paying for the vet's bills.

His life's aim to ensure that no dog is left neglected following a lifetime of service and Bai says that he was first inspired by seeing a dog who had been rehomed after completing his police service.

Bai said: 'I saw he was chained up and lying on the ground outside the front door next to a bowl of soured leftovers. His hair was all dirty and messy. I knew I had to act.'

(Daily Mail - August 29, 2017)

Florida: Martin County Sheriff's Office posts sweet photo of K9 handler with his dog

FLORIDA -- MartinCountySheriff‏ @MartinFLSheriff posted on Twitter August 26, 2017

K9 Deputy learns that tumor that nearly killed his partner Kaspar, is non-cancerous. Kaspar still recovering but anxious to return to duty.

Utah: Cache County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Whittier charged after K9 partner Endy left to cook to death in hot patrol vehicle

UTAH -- A deputy with the Cache County Sheriff’s Office was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor aggravated cruelty to an animal after his canine partner died when left in a hot patrol vehicle.

Deputy Jason Whittier was the K-9 handler assigned to work with Endy, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois. 

The Cache County Sheriff’s Office in northern Utah reported on Tuesday that Whittier left Endy in his patrol truck at the end of a shift on July 3 and the dog cooked to death (aka died of heat exhaustion).

If convicted of misdemeanor aggravated cruelty to an animal, Whittier faces a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

The Cache County Attorney’s Office issued a press release on Wednesday that states it is working closely with investigators, who are members of the independent Northern Utah Critical Task Force, to gather any additional facts related to this case.

“This tragedy serves as a stark reminder to never leave children or animals alone inside of a car for any amount of time, as temperatures can quickly rise to a deadly level,” said Tony Baird, chief deputy with the Cache County Attorney’s Office.

Because of the ongoing investigation, authorities said they will not have additional comments at this time.

“This is a case attributed to distraction with tragic consequences. Endy’s death serves as a devastating reminder to us all about the importance of eliminating distractions, maintaining a routine, and being vigilant about never leaving children or pets unattended in hot vehicles,” Cache County Sheriff Chad Jensen said in a press release on Tuesday.

When Jensen was notified of the dog’s death, Deputy Whittier was immediately placed on administrative leave and Jensen requested two separate investigations — one to be completed internally and another to be completed by the Northern Utah Critical Incident Task Force.

“My administration has conducted a comprehensive review of our canine program including equipment, care, welfare, daily maintenance, and training,” Jensen said. “I believe our policies and procedures are sound. This incident was a result of human error and protocol violation.”

Administrative action has been taken within the sheriff’s office and included leave without pay and a job reassignment for Whittier.

Patrol vehicles for K-9 officers are equipped with safety features that are in place during a shift when the vehicle is operating. However, after Endy’s death, Jensen said the sheriff’s office is looking into new technology that will require the officer to manually shut down a security system at the end of a shift. If that system is not shut down, it will activate horns, lights and sirens until the dog is removed.

“The loss of Endy was unexpected and heartbreaking, and our officers mourn his loss,” Jensen said. “Endy was a beloved member of our organization and our community. The effects of his loss are felt throughout the Sheriff’s Office and law enforcement throughout Cache County.”

Prior to working with the Cache County Sheriff’s Office, Endy was a K-9 at the Logan City Police Department.

The sheriff’s office said, “The Cache County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a memorial service at the Sheriff’s Complex honoring Endy, his service, and the legacy he leaves among law enforcement and residents across the valley. Interment will follow. The community is invited to attend, and details will be announced through our website www.cachesheriff.com and on our Facebook page.”

 

 

(Idaho State Journal - July 20, 2017)

Earlier:

• Utah: Cache County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Whittier was "distracted" and forgot his K9 partner, Endy, to cook to death inside his patrol vehicle

Utah: Cache County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Whittier was "distracted" and forgot his K9 partner, Endy, to cook to death inside his patrol vehicle

UTAH -- The Cache County Sheriff’s Office has released further details about the death of a K-9 service dog, earlier this month. Endy is reported to have suffered and died of heat exhaustion July 3, after being left unattended in a patrol vehicle.

Sheriff Chad Jensen said Endy’s handler (Deputy Jason Whittier) was "distracted" after finishing his shift, accidentally leaving the dog in the patrol truck. 

The deputy was placed on administrative leave, pending an internal investigation and an independent investigation by the Northern Utah Critical Incident Task Force.

“I can’t even describe the words to tell you how he feels right now,” said Jensen. “The same sentiment is that way through our whole organization.”

The internal investigation identified that the handler did not follow policy and procedures, resulting in Endy’s death. He has been reassigned and will not be paid during his leave.

Jensen explained that all K-9 patrol vehicles are equipped with safety features for the dog, while the handler is on-duty and the vehicle is left running. In the case of Endy’s death though, the equipment was not running because the handler was off-duty.

“There is other products out there that we are looking into right now and will have installed within the next couple of weeks. One of them is more of an End of Tour or End of Watch type system.

"It is a system that automatically turns on with the ignition, but when you shut the ignition off it requires a manual shutdown of the system, and gives a verbal reminder to the handler that the dog is still in the vehicle.

“If for whatever reason, the system doesn’t get shut down manually, in just a few seconds after the ignition is turned off, it will set off the lights, sirens and the horns, to again notify the handler that the dog is still in the vehicle.”

Endy was one of two dogs that made up the Sheriff’s Office K-9 team. He, along with Rokki were often dispatched to suspected drug arrests and patrolled the jail.

Jensen said the sheriff’s office will be hold a memorial service honoring Endy, his service, and the legacy he leave among law enforcement and residents across the valley.

“Right now we are kind of shooting towards the middle of next week, just to make sure that all the parties, the public and law enforcement are invited. The handlers and some of the trainers also wanted to be here, so we are going to try and time it with that.”

Jensen said this is a case where being preoccupied had tragic consequences.
“Endy’s death serves as a devastating reminder to us all about the importance of eliminating distractions, maintain a routine, and being vigilant about never leaving children or pets unattended in hot vehicles.”

The Northern Utah Critical Incident Task Force's independent investigation is still ongoing. It is being led by the Cache County Attorney’s Office.

 

 

(Cache Valley Daily - July 19, 2017)

Arizona: Adam Frankel, 33, beat a police K9 with a rock breaking three of its teeth. Now he's been charged with Animal Cruelty

ARIZONA -- Mohave County Sheriff’s Office says a man faces numerous charges after running from MCSO deputies and hitting an Arizona Department of Public Safety K-9 with a rock and breaking three of its teeth Thursday morning.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested Adam Benjamin Frankel, 33, of Kingman on three counts of cruelty to animals, escape, criminal damage, felonies, along with disorderly conduct per domestic violence, a misdemeanor.

According to sheriff’s spokeswoman Trish Carter, at about 6:30 a.m. deputies responded to a domestic violence report at a home in the 11600 block of East Blake Ranch Road, northeast of the Petro Truck Stop on Interstate 40.

Dispatchers told deputies a woman said her nephew assaulted her. As deputies arrived at the scene, they saw a gray vehicle drive off. They also spotted two women in the vehicle when it stopped near their patrol vehicle.

As deputies exited their vehicle, a man later identified as Frankel, got out of the backseat of the gray vehicle and ran toward the home. Deputies caught Frankel and walked him back to the vehicles.

Deputies talked to the women, one who was identified as Frankel’s 46-year-old aunt, who said he was abusive, grabbed her and threw her on the ground. Deputies talked to Frankel’s mother, who said he had kicked in the door Wednesday night and assaulted his aunt.

Frankel reportedly denied the incidents. Deputies began to take Frankel into custody when he reportedly got away from the deputy’s grip and ran into the desert. The deputy lost sight of Frankel and couldn’t locate him.

The DPS Ranger helicopter and DPS K-9 officer responded to assist deputies. The officer and K-9 started tracking Frankel while announcements warned Frankel to come out.

Frankel was found hiding in a bush and he allegedly hit the K-9 in the face with a rock, breaking three of the dog’s teeth.

Frankel continued to be combative and ran toward a house. Deputies captured him after he tried to run past the house and hide behind a tree. He was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center for medical clearance, possibly due to the heat Carter said, by the Ranger helicopter. Frankel was transported and booked into the Mohave County jail after being cleared from KRMC.

The K-9 was taken to a veterinarian for surgery. There is no word on the extent of the dog’s injuries, but Carter said there’s an estimated $8,000 in vet bills.

(Kingman Daily Miner - July 7, 2017)