'Horrible' bill banning police dogs from being used in arrests would 'embolden' criminals, sheriff says

California lawmakers are considering banning police from using K-9s to arrest suspects or for crowd control. Proponents say police dogs have a viol...

April 19, 2023
5:50 AM

California lawmakers are considering banning police from using K-9s to arrest suspects or for crowd control. Proponents say police dogs have a violent, racist history. "One of our one of our biggest successes and biggest tools to deescalate situations is the deployment of canines," Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told . Brea K-9 officer Matt Wendling prepares to give his Belgian Malinois named Kylo a command during a K-9 demonstration at the National Night Out in Brea Downtown in Brea on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.

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