Tag: k9
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WATCH: Police dog bites student at Custer Schools basketball game
A Custer County Sheriff’s Office K-9 is quarantining after biting a student during a basketball game at Custer Schools on Thursday, according to a news release by the office. The Sheriff’s Office was providing routine security at the event when several students ran near the K-9 team, startling K-9 Zara and causing her to bite…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office K9 assists in drug, firearm bust
The newest El Paso County Sheriff’s Office K9, Mako, assisted in a narcotics bust Wednesday that resulted in the seizure of hundreds of fentanyl pills and nearly 50 grams of methamphetamines, according to a Thursday news release by the agency. The suspect, 31-year-old Warren Wooten, faces several charges, including three felony counts of drug distribution,…
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Motorcycles, trailer, vehicle recovered after alleged heist in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was arrested after allegedly stealing a motorcycle and loading it into an attached trailer with another stolen cycle, according to a blotter entry from the Colorado Springs Police Department on Monday. Around 12:25 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of 2500 E.…
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Colorado Springs police arrest man with felony warrants with help from K-9 units
A man with felony warrants was arrested by Colorado Springs police Friday with assistance from K-9 units following a brief flee attempt. Around 11 a.m., detectives received information about a man with felony warrants related to armed robbery and assault on a peace officer. The man was reported to be in the area of 7700…
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Retired Colorado Springs K-9 Diesel remembered for ‘incredible career’
The Colorado Springs Police Department’s K-9 unit had to say goodbye to one of its retired furry friends Friday, as canine Diesel died at 14. Diesel served the city of Colorado Springs from 2012 to 2019 as a narcotics detection and patrol apprehension dog. Police said that Diesel “had an incredible career” with his handler…
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Four individuals involved in separate crimes arrested in southern Pueblo County Monday
Pueblo County Sheriff’s deputies and K-9 Zeus rounded up four suspects in two separate and unrelated crimes in the south sector of Pueblo County Monday afternoon. At 3:30 p.m., deputies responded to a trespassing call for service after a witness called to report a suspicious vehicle covered by a tarp on private property near Brian…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office celebrates K-9 officer’s ’42nd birthday’
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is spending their Wednesday celebrating the birthday of one of their K-9 officers, Jack, who is the Labrador retriever with the unit. In a social media post, the department said, “You are ‘bad to the bone’, Jack, in the ‘goodest boy’ kind of way.” Jack was added to the department…
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Colorado Springs police K-9 helps track down home invasion suspect
A Colorado Springs police dog was instrumental in tracking and apprehending an alleged home invader on Saturday, law enforcement officials said. Xavier Smith, 33, faces several charges including first-degree burglary, aggravated robbery and felony menacing, police said. Officers arrived at a residence in the 1200 block of Flycatcher Lane after receiving a call that a…
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Colorado Springs police K9 chosen to work security at 2024 Super Bowl
Colorado Springs Police dog Donut and her handler will be providing security at the Super Bowl this year, the CSPD announced. Donut, a 6-year-old German shorthaired pointer, and her handler officer Rodney Biechler will be headed to Las Vegas, NV, to join a group of other canine teams selected from across the country to provide…