palani
25th March 2014, 09:22 AM
Odd. This level of compassion for for the welfare of police dogs. Yet cops will shoot a family dog without the least provocation.
The guy had a criminal record and he had aliases. I'm sure this is more than enough justification to get most people terminated after they have shot a dog.
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/man-suspected-of-shooting-rico-identified/25146896
Injured ABQ K-9 officer on the mend
Man suspected of shooting Rico identified
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —The man suspected of shooting K-9 officer Rico has been identified.
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Rico, 4, was wounded during a Friday SWAT standoff. The standoff was with a burglary suspect and it was the first time the pup had been injured in the line of duty.
Dale Anthony Lusian, 56, was trying to burglarize a northeast Albuquerque business, according to police, before eventually barricading himself in a building near Oakland Avenue and San Pedro Drive.
Police said the dog took three rounds, one very close to his spine.
"After he got shot, he actually walked out and walked back to the handler. (Ronzone) realized he had been shot, scooped him up and brought him right to the vet,” said Albuquerque Police spokesperson Simon Drobik.
Rico underwent surgery, was eventually released and is now recovering at home. Authorities say Rico is doing much better. He is walking around and eating, according to Albuquerque police.
Lusian had an active warrant for absconding from parole out of Arizona. Police said he was in prison there for a number of years until his 2003 release to parole.
Lusian was found dead by officers who entered the building shortly after after Rico ran out.
Police said none of the officers had fired their weapons. They are releasing no other details about the incident at this time.
"When they went on the property they found a deceased male on that property. At no time did officers discharge their weapons," Drobik said.
Albuquerque police say they have bulletproof vests for K-9 units. A spokeswoman for the department said that Rico was not wearing one for a number of reasons, including: the dogs can overheat, the vests restrict their movements and offenders can grab them and hold onto them.
Rico was shot in the head and neck three times, and police say the vest would not have protected him in any of those areas.
Lusian was from Minnesota originally, but had a criminal history in Minnesota, Wyoming and Arizona.
According to police, he also went by the aliases "Dale Daniels" and "Dale Johnson" and had been charged with crimes in Minnesota and Wyoming as well.
The guy had a criminal record and he had aliases. I'm sure this is more than enough justification to get most people terminated after they have shot a dog.
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/man-suspected-of-shooting-rico-identified/25146896
Injured ABQ K-9 officer on the mend
Man suspected of shooting Rico identified
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —The man suspected of shooting K-9 officer Rico has been identified.
Related
Police dog released from hospital, recovering at home
APD police K-9 recovering from gunshot
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'Fall Back' with our Alarm Clock app as Daylight Saving...
Bill seeking to kill time change is dead
Rico, 4, was wounded during a Friday SWAT standoff. The standoff was with a burglary suspect and it was the first time the pup had been injured in the line of duty.
Dale Anthony Lusian, 56, was trying to burglarize a northeast Albuquerque business, according to police, before eventually barricading himself in a building near Oakland Avenue and San Pedro Drive.
Police said the dog took three rounds, one very close to his spine.
"After he got shot, he actually walked out and walked back to the handler. (Ronzone) realized he had been shot, scooped him up and brought him right to the vet,” said Albuquerque Police spokesperson Simon Drobik.
Rico underwent surgery, was eventually released and is now recovering at home. Authorities say Rico is doing much better. He is walking around and eating, according to Albuquerque police.
Lusian had an active warrant for absconding from parole out of Arizona. Police said he was in prison there for a number of years until his 2003 release to parole.
Lusian was found dead by officers who entered the building shortly after after Rico ran out.
Police said none of the officers had fired their weapons. They are releasing no other details about the incident at this time.
"When they went on the property they found a deceased male on that property. At no time did officers discharge their weapons," Drobik said.
Albuquerque police say they have bulletproof vests for K-9 units. A spokeswoman for the department said that Rico was not wearing one for a number of reasons, including: the dogs can overheat, the vests restrict their movements and offenders can grab them and hold onto them.
Rico was shot in the head and neck three times, and police say the vest would not have protected him in any of those areas.
Lusian was from Minnesota originally, but had a criminal history in Minnesota, Wyoming and Arizona.
According to police, he also went by the aliases "Dale Daniels" and "Dale Johnson" and had been charged with crimes in Minnesota and Wyoming as well.