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Officers then used less-lethal launchers and a police dog to take the man into custody without further incident.—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 May 2026 The 23-year-old man was suicidal and held a butcher’s knife to his own throat before charging at officers and stabbing both Officer Mark Moore and a police dog at an Aurora apartment complex.—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 28 May 2026 On Monday, police officers were taking photos of the scene as a police dog sniffed the front yard of the home where Elijah Mayo died.—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026 When authorities swept the Macon airport ahead of Raffensperger's arrival Tuesday, a police dog found a suspicious object that prompted an evacuation.—ABC News, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for police dog