police dog

noun

Definition of police dog

1 : a dog trained to assist police (as in drug detection)

2 : german shepherd

Examples of police dog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The officers said Franklin fought with the police dog and then struggled with them, grabbing the MP5 rifle held by one of the officers and pulling the trigger. — Star Tribune, 25 June 2021 Latanowich faces: mistreating a police dog for also allegedly shooting Gannon’s canine, Nero. — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2021 Sherman allegedly fought with officers and they were forced to use a police dog to subdue him, police said. — Justin Carissimo, CBS News, 15 July 2021 Officers deployed a police dog that bit Rogel on the leg, according to the statement. — Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2021 Some cities saw one police dog bite over a three-year period. — Indystar, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2021 The deputy released his police dog to get the man into handcuffs. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021 Kitt, the police dog, was killed in the crossfire and two unidentified officers were shot, according to the DA's office. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 June 2021 In August, more body camera footage became public that showed an officer ordering his police dog to bite a Black man, even as the man kneeled and complied with the offer’s commands. — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2021

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