Recent Examples on the WebOfficers escalate situations through improper use of less-lethal force such as Tasers, projectiles, leg restraints and police dogs, and deadly force such as guns and neck restraints.—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024 Police took four of the fleeing suspects into custody near Industrial Road and Brittan Avenue in San Carlos, and the fifth suspect was located nearby by a police dog.—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024 Officer Eric Fredricks, from the Waterford Police Department, is the human counterpart to police dog Hodges.—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2024 The Los Angeles City Council has declined a donation for two police dogs after one city leader raised concerns that the canines were trained by a company that shares its name with a Nazi military hideout used by Adolf Hitler.—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for police dog
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