Police Dog

Petaluma Paying $500,000 To Man Bitten By Police Dog

A North Bay city has agreed to pay $500,000 to a man who was bitten by a police dog, leaving him with a missing chunk of biceps.

2012/12/14

A police K-9 received a bulletproof vest on San Francisco's Treasure Island on August 1, 2012. (CBS)

NorCal Police K-9′s Receive Bulletproof Vests Through Fundraising Efforts

14 Northern California police dogs received custom bullet-proof vests on San Francisco’s Treasure Island Wednesday, thanks to fundraising efforts over the past year.

2012/08/01

Bodie, a 4-year-old German shepard that was shot in the paw.

Heroic Sacramento Police Dog Released From Hospital

Bodie, a three-year-old German Shepherd, was wounded in a foot chase last week.

2012/05/26

5-year-old German Shepherd, Ingo, belonged to former Watsonville Police Officers Association President Francisco Ibarra, who was dismissed in 2010 after an investigation into a 2009 incident in which Ingo bit a man who resisted arrest.

Emaciated Ex-Police Dog Leads To Cruelty Charge For Discharged Watsonville Cop

A 15-year veteran of the Watsonville Police Department who was discharged from the force two years ago has been charged by the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office with animal cruelty after an animal shelter rescued an emaciated former police dog.

2012/03/24

Mack, a San Francisco Police Dept. K-9 officer, poses with evidence of a recent drug bust. (SFPD)

San Francisco Police Dog Earns Star For Crime-Fighting Prowess

Normally it’s not news when a San Francisco police officer gets a badge, except in this case Police Chief Greg Suhr had to reach almost to the floor to pin the star on the officer, a Springer Spaniel named Mack.

2012/02/23