TOMS RIVER, New Jersey – A police dash-cam video of an embattled Tuckerton police officer arresting a female motorist shows his K-9 partner’s mouth on the woman for almost 30 seconds as she lies on the ground in the parking lot of Barnegat police headquarters. The Asbury Park Press has obtained a copy of the … Read more
RED WING, Minn. — A Red Wing man bitten by a K-9 in his garage last year is suing two Goodhue County Sheriff’s deputies, two department supervisors and the county. The deputies subjected James Sutherland, who was 83 at the time of the incident, to excessive force and unreasonable seizure in violation of his Fourth … Read more
NEW CITY, N.Y. — A dog trained to work with the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office attacked and fatally wounded a family pet without provocation. As CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported, Ginger the Cavapoo was barely 10-lbs soaking wet. She was no match for a German shepherd trained with the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office who lives with … Read more
Donald W. Cook is a Los Angeles attorney with decades of experience bringing lawsuits over police dog bites — and mostly losing. He blames what he calls “The Rin Tin Tin Effect” — juries think of police dogs as noble, and have trouble visualizing how violent they can be during an arrest. “[Police] use terms … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — In court filings this month, the lawyer suing Concord police over a fatal officer-involved shooting leveled serious allegations against officers: that they shot an Antioch man who was surrendering, sicced a police dog on him, then shot him in the head as he lay on his back. At the center of the … Read more
FLORIDA – Broward Sheriff’s deputy, accused multiple times of brutality, will be back in court again Monday to face a civil suit that accuses him of letting his police dog attack a suspect for up to 20 minutes. Deputy Gerald Wengert, known as Jerry, became well known when he and one of his dogs were … Read more
NEWARK – A woman bitten by a police canine in March 2016 has filed a federal lawsuit against the Newark Police Department and the canine’s handler. Ashley Zurress, 31, was the passenger in a vehicle pulled over by police on March 2, 2016 by Officers Dave Burris and April Fleming. The driver of the vehicle, … Read more
A Toronto-area police officer pleaded guilty to assault after siccing his K-9 unit dog on a man who was lying down awaiting arrest. York Region police Const. Michael Partridge admitted to his role in the assault that occurred on March 30, 2016 and left a man with minor injuries. Partridge was originally charged with assault … Read more
A Beaver County man is suing police, claiming officers used excessive force, but police said the man resisted arrest and reached for what they thought was a Taser. The incident stems from a traffic stop that ended in an arrest in August 2016. James Cicco was driving on Route 68 when he was pulled over … Read more