Police Dog

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A Terre Haute police dog shot and injured during a gun battle that killed a Terre Haute police officer has been released from a Purdue University veterinary clinic. WLFI-TV says the dog named Shadow was released Thursday afternoon. Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts said the dog was returning to Terre Haute and might make a brief appearance Monday at the funeral of its handler/partner, Officer Brent Long, on Monday at Indiana State University's Hulman Center.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers have approved a bill that would force anyone convicted of killing or disabling a police dog to pay for replacing the animal. Locally you may remember Ricky, who died along with his partner Cpl. James Szuba when their cruiser was struck by a drunk driver involved in a police pursuit. Read more about that in the related content section to the left. Supporters say police departments face spending up to $12,000 to buy and train a dog and that taxpayers shouldn't have to pay to replace one lost during a criminal act. The House voted 83-13 Monday in favor of the bill.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A police dog shot and injured during a gun battle that killed a Terre Haute police officer is on the mend at Purdue University. Doctors at Purdue's small animal hospital say they expect "Shadow" to be released as early as Thursday. The canine's handler was Officer Brent Long, who was fatally shot Monday by a suspected gunman who also died when shots were fired as officers served an arrest warrant. When Shadow arrived at Purdue on Tuesday morning, veterinarians found that the dog had sustained a broken jaw and had bullet fragments embedded in him. Although his injuries did not require surgery, the dog did need a blood transfusion.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A woman is suing Fort Wayne officials after she says a police dog attacked her son. The lawsuit filed this week in Allen Superior Court byTamier West alleges a police officer pursuing a suspect in April 2009 failed to control his dog, and the animal attacked her then-2-year-old son without provocation as the boy was standing outside his grandmother's home. The Journal Gazette reports the lawsuit says police thought a suspect had gone around the house and let the dog loose.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Twenty-five days from retirement, Ralph was needed by police. A Fort Wayne patrol officer had pulled over a black Pontiac Bonneville on the city's south side, and soon enough Ralph was there, circling the car with his nose to the wheels, to the body, to the bumper. The police dog got excited at the trunk, and minutes later officers were pulling out a metal lockbox that contained more than 75 grams (about 2.6 ounces) of marijuana. Twenty-one days from Ralph's retirement, a U.S. postal inspector needed help.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A police officer serving a warrant and his K-9 police dog both have been shot and seriously wounded in Terre Haute. The Terre Haute Tribune-Star says the officer has been airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital after being treated at a Terre Haute hospital following the shooting Monday afternoon on the city's north side. Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts says the suspected gunman has been detained inside an apartment. Also inside the home were two other people wanted on warrants, and Watts says both have surrendered.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission has suspended for six months the attorney who defended the man convicted of the 2000 slaying of 19-year-old Indiana University student Jill Behrman. WIBC-FM reported Monday ( http://bit.ly/tQLfjZ ) that Patrick Baker took on defendant John R. Myers' case without being asked, in hopes the gaining publicity, then charged Myers' family $1,500 in printing costs for an appeal he had said he'd handle for free.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say a police officer was hurt when a fleeing driver rammed the officer's squad car during a chase that ended on the south side of Indianapolis. The chase began early Thursday when officers were called to a home in Franklin about a fight between brothers. The driver fled from the home north toward Indianapolis, where officers were able to stop his car near the interchange of Interstate 465 and U.S. 31. Franklin Police Chief Tom O'Sullivan tells WTHR-TV ( http://bit.ly/VGQgKP )

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A central Indiana police officer wounded last year during a traffic stop shooting is back on duty patrolling the streets of a small Hancock County town. WTHR-TV reports that Fortville officer Matt Fox returned to duty Tuesday with his police dog, Lannie. He had been on limited desk duty since October while recovering from his gunshot wounds. Fox was shot in the wrist and forehead in July by a man he was trying to pull over for a missing tail light.

Two police officers were injured during a car chase Tuesday morning near Benton Harbor. It all began on M139 just south of Pipestone Road in Benton Township. Police tried to pull the car over but the driver, 25-year-old Samuel Brown of Benton Harbor, sped away. Brown pushed his passenger, 20-year-old Lashay Taylor, out of the speeding car. The chase lasted about 10 minutes. Brown lost control, hitting an unmarked police car. There were two officers inside that police car that were injured in the accident.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers have approved a bill that would force anyone convicted of killing or disabling a police dog to pay for replacing the animal. Locally you may remember Ricky, who died along with his partner Cpl. James Szuba when their cruiser was struck by a drunk driver involved in a police pursuit. Read more about that in the related content section to the left. Supporters say police departments face spending up to $12,000 to buy and train a dog and that taxpayers shouldn't have to pay to replace one lost during a criminal act. The House voted 83-13 Monday in favor of the bill.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A central Indiana police officer wounded last year during a traffic stop shooting is back on duty patrolling the streets of a small Hancock County town. WTHR-TV reports that Fortville officer Matt Fox returned to duty Tuesday with his police dog, Lannie. He had been on limited desk duty since October while recovering from his gunshot wounds. Fox was shot in the wrist and forehead in July by a man he was trying to pull over for a missing tail light.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say a police officer was hurt when a fleeing driver rammed the officer's squad car during a chase that ended on the south side of Indianapolis. The chase began early Thursday when officers were called to a home in Franklin about a fight between brothers. The driver fled from the home north toward Indianapolis, where officers were able to stop his car near the interchange of Interstate 465 and U.S. 31. Franklin Police Chief Tom O'Sullivan tells WTHR-TV ( http://bit.ly/VGQgKP )

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Twenty-five days from retirement, Ralph was needed by police. A Fort Wayne patrol officer had pulled over a black Pontiac Bonneville on the city's south side, and soon enough Ralph was there, circling the car with his nose to the wheels, to the body, to the bumper. The police dog got excited at the trunk, and minutes later officers were pulling out a metal lockbox that contained more than 75 grams (about 2.6 ounces) of marijuana. Twenty-one days from Ralph's retirement, a U.S. postal inspector needed help.

A LaPorte County man and woman face charges for drugs and an alleged dog fighting ring. Police arrested George Wedow and Lisa Daube on Friday at a home on County Road 600 W. They say they found 12 dogs and equipment associated with dog fighting in the home, along with 70 pounds of marijuana. Police say a search of a home in Grovertown last August found 19 dogs associated with this case. Both face several drug charges. While Wedow faces charges in the dog fighting case.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission has suspended for six months the attorney who defended the man convicted of the 2000 slaying of 19-year-old Indiana University student Jill Behrman. WIBC-FM reported Monday ( http://bit.ly/tQLfjZ ) that Patrick Baker took on defendant John R. Myers' case without being asked, in hopes the gaining publicity, then charged Myers' family $1,500 in printing costs for an appeal he had said he'd handle for free.

The Elkhart Police Department recently retired one of its most senior members. Tao was a member of the K-9 Unit since 2004, where he partnered with Cpl. Sommer. The police department says he has helped them apprehend more than 80 suspects and numerous guns. And using his keen sense of smell, Tao detected more than five pounds of illegal narcotics. Tao is still healthy, but the department said they feel because of his age this is the best time for the 8-year-old dog to go home and enjoy his retirement.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A Terre Haute police dog shot and injured during a gun battle that killed a Terre Haute police officer has been released from a Purdue University veterinary clinic. WLFI-TV says the dog named Shadow was released Thursday afternoon. Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts said the dog was returning to Terre Haute and might make a brief appearance Monday at the funeral of its handler/partner, Officer Brent Long, on Monday at Indiana State University's Hulman Center.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A police dog shot and injured during a gun battle that killed a Terre Haute police officer is on the mend at Purdue University. Doctors at Purdue's small animal hospital say they expect "Shadow" to be released as early as Thursday. The canine's handler was Officer Brent Long, who was fatally shot Monday by a suspected gunman who also died when shots were fired as officers served an arrest warrant. When Shadow arrived at Purdue on Tuesday morning, veterinarians found that the dog had sustained a broken jaw and had bullet fragments embedded in him. Although his injuries did not require surgery, the dog did need a blood transfusion.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A police officer serving a warrant and his K-9 police dog both have been shot and seriously wounded in Terre Haute. The Terre Haute Tribune-Star says the officer has been airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital after being treated at a Terre Haute hospital following the shooting Monday afternoon on the city's north side. Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts says the suspected gunman has been detained inside an apartment. Also inside the home were two other people wanted on warrants, and Watts says both have surrendered.