A federal judge ruled that it should be up to a jury to determine the legality of a Brentwood officer's failure to call off his dog after a woman suspected of retail theft surrendered to police, court records show.
A federal judge ruled that it should be up to a jury to determine the legality of a Brentwood officer's failure to call off his dog after a woman suspected of retail theft surrendered to police, court records show.
Ordering a police dog to bite a person doesn't necessarily constitute excessive force, but siccing a K-9 on a person for a long time does, a federal judge in San Francisco has ruled.
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Police dog bites can cause severe injuries but there has never been any legislation proposed or passed in California to regulate K-9s. In the Bay Area, San Jose police lead the pack with the most number of dog bites.