California’s proposal to ban police canines was shelved in the Assembly on May 31 but is expected to return next year for consideration. Assembly Bill 742, authored by Assemblyman Corey Jackson (D-Perris) and Assemblyman Ah Kalra (D-San Jose), was introduced in February to end what they said was the deeply racialized and harmful practice of…
California’s Plan to Ban Police Dogs for Crowd Control, Arrests Stalls in Assembly
June 5, 2023
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California Bill to Ban Police K-9s for Crowd Control, Arrests Advances in Legislature
March 23, 2023
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A California bill to ban the use of police dogs for arrests and crowd control has advanced in a state Assembly committee March 21. Public Safety Committee members voted along party lines to pass Assembly Bill 742, introduced by Assemblymen Corey Jackson’s (D-Perris) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose). Six Democrats voted in favor while the…
New York City Businesses Hires K-9 Units Amid Rise in Shoplifting Thefts
Amid a surge in shoplifting crimes in New York City, one of the Big Apple’s largest shopping districts has hired K-9 units in an effort to protect businesses and sniff out thieves. The 34th Street Partnership, a not-for-profit, private management company that overseas business improvements in the city, including in Macy’s Herald Square, Penn Station, and Madison Square…
New York City Business Hires K-9 Units Amid Rise in Shoplifting Thefts
Amid a surge in shoplifting crimes in New York City, one of the Big Apple’s largest shopping districts has hired K-9 units in an effort to protect businesses and sniff out thieves. The 34th Street Partnership, a not-for-profit, private management company that overseas business improvements in the city, including in Macy’s Herald Square, Penn Station, and Madison Square…
’10 Best Looking Deputies’: Brevard County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Gives Birth to a Litter of Puppies
A Florida police department has welcomed ten new members to its team—a litter of adorable bloodhounds. At the end of October, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) announced in a Facebook post that their K-9 Daisy Mae had safely delivered ten puppies to their agency, making her a proud new mom. Brevard County Sheriff’s Office K-9…
Patriotic Pups: How One 11-Year-Old’s Idea Led to a Statewide and National Movement
In 2018, 11-year-old Emma Stanford and her Gold Star family from Palm Coast, Florida, mentioned to their local sheriff her desire to find a canine companion. He then sent a member of his K-9 unit to her home and it was love at first woof. Now 14, her efforts led to a new statewide program…
Man Accused of Stabbing K-9 Arrested After Dad’s Body Found
HOUSTON—A Houston man accused of stabbing a police dog and wanted for questioning in the death of his father, whose body was found hidden in his home’s garage, was arrested Tuesday after evading capture for several hours, according to authorities. Police say Ryan Mitchell Smith, 26, is considered a person of interest in his father’s…
K-9 Memorial Unveiled at Laguna Beach Police Remembrance Ceremony Honors Fallen Service Dogs
The Laguna Beach Police Department unveiled a new memorial that honors the department K-9 officers that have passed away on Sept. 21. The memorial was released during the annual Laguna Beach fallen officer remembrance ceremony that occurs annually to remember officers that have been killed in the line of duty, such as officer John Coutchie…
Video Shows K9 Lifeguards Rescuing Teenage Girl Swept Out to Sea by Ocean Current
A sunny summer’s day at the beach in the port town of Palinuro in Italy turned treacherous when a 15-year-old girl was swept out to sea by a strong current. But thanks to a pair of furry, four-legged lifeguards, and their handlers, the flagging swimmer was safely brought back ashore. Italian media reported the incident…
Retired Ohio Sheriff Dies With Tiny K9 Partner Chihuahua Following on Same Day
The Ohio county sheriff and his tiny police dog were inseparable, their lives unwaveringly intertwined. It thus seems fitting that retired Geauga County sheriff Dan McClelland, 67, and his crime-fighting partner Midge, 16, would both die on the same day, Wednesday, April 14—McClelland, at a hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer, and Midge, a…
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