Police K9 took down the fleeing man after he rammed into the side of a police vehicle in Anchorage, Alaska.
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All Star Sweep!
All Star Sweep!
Take a look at this video of expertly trained K9s sweeping security checkpoints for the recent NBA All-Star Game here in town. K9s4COPs has had a tremendous local impact by donating 23 K9s in the greater Houston area in the last two years.
“We take care of our own first,” says K9s4COPs executive director Liz Lara Carreno.
Photo: Nick De La Torre / Houston Chronicle
Police were searching for a newborn who was reportedly wrapped in a blanket and placed around an apartment complex in north Houston early Wednesday morning.
Initial reports indicate police were searching the complex at 313 Sunnyside near Werner about 7 a.m.
Officers said a woman told them she placed the baby somewhere in the complex. However, she would not disclose the exact location.
Officials contacted the garbage collection company that handles the complex and told workers not to empty trash containers in the area until the search is complete.
It is unclear why officers were dispatched to the complex or why they spoke with the woman.
More details will be reported as the story develops.
So great to see our K9s in action!
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| Updated: 9:04 am | Published: 2/05 9:05 pm |
Police dogs serve and protect and they wear the same badge as police officers.
Today, Oklahoma senators signed a proposed law that would make it a felony if someone hurts, injures or kills a police dog or horse.
“All of the heroic actions that K9s do, they really do the same job as police officers,” said Tulsa Police Captain Travis Yates.
The proposed law is called “Creed’s Law” named after the Panama, Oklahoma K9 killed in the line of duty last year.
Police canines and their handler are considered one the more dangerous jobs on the police force.
“They can’t see around corners, they don’t know what they are coming up on they don’t know what their motivations are,” said Yates.
In 1996, TPD K9 Officer Dick Hobson died in the line of duty chasing a robber and his dog Dino lived.
“His dog Dino bit the bad guy and went through a barrage of bullets and never got it,” said TPD K9 Sergeant Steve Middleton. “He was probably one of our finest dogs we’ve ever had. He would run right past police officers and go straight for the bad guy.”
Police K9s risk their lives just like police officers, “Everything they get to go to is a felony and high risk,” said Middleton.
While FOX23 News was at TPD’s K9 Unit, K9 Bosco wasn’t on the job and neither was his handler. Sergeant Middleton was humbled about his unit but wasn’t shy about his officers work ethic.
“They are all hard workers, I don’t have any slackers in the squad. They will stay out there as long as it takes to take the catch bad guys. Horrible weather, terrain, heat, cold doesn’t matter,” said Middleton.
A TPD K9 has not died in the line of duty since the unit started in 1962 but they’ve had close calls. K9 Snooper was shot in the head and lived while he served from 1971 to 1979.
“He was shot in the line of duty, his handler killed the suspect,” said Yates.
After K9 Officer Creed was killed in the line of duty in Panama, OK in August of 2012, Captain Yates is teaming up with other local law enforcement to to encourage lawmakers to give police K9s the same protection as police officers.
“It doesn’t make sense that you can harm a community servant like a k9 and receive a light penalty,” said Yates.
Currently, in Oklahoma it is misdemeanor if someone hurts, attacks, punches or kills a K9. Senate bill 72 would make it felony and expands to poisoning a K9 such as Bartlesville Police K9 Copper.
“You want super heroes today, it’s these men wearing a badge walking these dogs, chasing criminals,” said Yates.
If the law passes it would carry a five year prison sentence and a $7,500 fine. The law also expands to police horses.
Senator Rick Brinkley (R-Owasso) co-authored SB 72 with Senator Mark Allen (R-Spiro).
Tulsa police canines can’t wear a bullet-proof vest in the Midwest climate.
On Tuesday, the proposed law was assigned to the public safety committee.
The Officer Down Memorial Page website expanded to include K9s killed in the line of duty.
Kenny Licklider, owner of Vohne Liche Kennels and star of Nat Geo WILD’s new show Alpha Dogs, says dogs are the best security investment you can make.
Read the entire story on Pursuit Magazine– http://pursuitmag.com/alpha-dogs/
And be sure to watch Alpha Dogs, starting on February 8th!