Oceanside PD (San Diego County) K-9 LODD

[RescueKujo 130]

An Oceanside PD (San Diego County) K-9 was killed last night when a suspect from a pursuit it was chasing jumped off the Coronado Bay Bridge and took the dog with him.

The pursuit originated in Oceanside. The suspect stopped on the Coronado Bay Bridge. Then the suspect exited his vehicle, the K-9 was deployed and took the suspect down. The suspect then lifted up the K-9 and jumped off the bridge, taking the K-9 with him. The K-9 was killed and the suspect transported to UCSD Trauma Center for treatment of his injuries. At this time he is in critical condition.

[Oswegowind 17]

RIP!

Very Unusual Incident!!!!!!!!!

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

Would a situation like this be the same as killing or assulting a peace officer or something else?

[efdny2003 16]

I'm not an expert or 100% sure, but a K-9 while a dog, is still considered a police officer. Therefore if one is hurt, or killed, it is considered an officer down, and I believe they even get department honors at death? Maybe some of the police officers on here can solidify this, or state fact.

[JJB531 652]

I'm not an expert or 100% sure, but a K-9 while a dog, is still considered a police officer. Therefore if one is hurt, or killed, it is considered an officer down, and I believe they even get department honors at death? Maybe some of the police officers on here can solidify this, or state fact.

Varies from state to state, but most states consider a intentionally injuring/killing a K9 basically the same as injuring/killing a MOS. NYS has a penal law charge specifically dealing with acts committed against Law Enforcement K9's... many agencies do full department funeral services for K9"s killed in the line of duty.

[helicopper 1,050]

The dog may be a "police officer" in the eyes of the agency but in the eyes of the law - unfortunately - it is still just a dog. In New York State, killing or injuring a police dog is only a class A misdemeanor. Killing a police officer is a class A felony.

§ 195.06 Killing or injuring a police animal.

A person is guilty of killing or injuring a police animal when such

person intentionally kills or injures any animal while such animal is in

the performance of its duties and under the supervision of a police or

peace officer.

Killing or injuring a police animal is a class A misdemeanor.

In California, there's a lot more language - and the legislation has actuall been used several times (unfortunately!):

600. (a) Any person who willfully and maliciously and with no legal

justification strikes, beats, kicks, cuts, stabs, shoots with a

firearm, administers any poison or other harmful or stupefying

substance to, or throws, hurls, or projects at, or places any rock,

object, or other substance which is used in such a manner as to be

capable of producing injury and likely to produce injury, on or in

the path of, any horse being used by, or any dog under the

supervision of, any peace officer in the discharge or attempted

discharge of his or her duties, is guilty of a public offense. If

the injury inflicted is a serious injury, as defined in subdivision

(c ), the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison

for 16 months, two or three years, or in a county jail for not

exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars

($2,000), or by both a fine and imprisonment. If the injury

inflicted is not a serious injury, the person shall be punished by

imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding one year, or by a

fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both a fine

and imprisonment.

(b ) Any person who willfully and maliciously and with no legal

justification interferes with or obstructs any horse or dog being

used by any peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of

his or her duties by frightening, teasing, agitating, harassing, or

hindering the horse or dog shall be punished by imprisonment in a

county jail for not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding

one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both a fine and imprisonment.

© Any person who, in violation of this section, and with intent

to inflict such injury or death, personally causes the death,

destruction, or serious physical injury including bone fracture, loss

or impairment of function of any bodily member, wounds requiring

extensive suturing, or serious crippling, of any horse or dog, shall,

upon conviction of a felony under this section, in addition and

consecutive to the punishment prescribed for the felony, be punished

by an additional term of imprisonment in the state prison for one

year.

(d) Any person who, in violation of this section, and with the

intent to inflict such injury, personally causes great bodily injury,

as defined in Section 12022.7, to any person not an accomplice,

shall, upon conviction of a felony under this section, in addition

and consecutive to the punishment prescribed for the felony, be

punished by an additional term of imprisonment in the state prison

for two years unless the conduct described in this subdivision is an

element of any other offense of which the person is convicted or

receives an enhancement under Section 12022.7.

(e) In any case in which a defendant is convicted of a violation

of this section, the defendant shall be ordered to make restitution

to the agency owning the animal and employing the peace officer for

any veterinary bills, replacement costs of the animal if it is

disabled or killed, and the salary of the peace officer for the

period of time his or her services are lost to the agency.