A K-9 is an officer. Heโs a hero!๐๐พ
๐๐ป๐๐พ Please make sure all K-9 officers are equally equipped with gear for safety and life as their human partners or handlers!!๐๐พ As a need for protection for K9 officers. ๐๐พ Want all to stay safe๐๐พ
Praying K9 Dagger has a full recovery๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
A Kansas K9 is recovering after being [st.abb.ed] early Tuesday.
The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department was dispatched to a home in the 900 block of Riverview around 3:45 a.m. on August 5.
At the home, officers spoke with a person who said a family member had returned after an earlier [as.sau.lt] involving a knife. When officers tried to approach the home to talk to the man, he [ba.rricaded] himself inside.
The Shawnee Police Department brought a K9 officer to the scene, and when officers went inside the home to take the man into [cu.stody], the dog was [st.abbed].
Shawnee police confirmed the dog involved was K9 Dagger, a Belgian Malinois who has been a part of the department since 2023.
Dagger was taken to a local vet and is expected to make a full recovery.
K9 Dagger joined the Shawnee Police Department in 2023.”Shawnee Police Department”
The standoff ended around 7:30 a.m. when the man [su.rre.nde.red] and was [ar.re.st.ed]. No further details were released.
Kansas HB 2583, or (Baneโs Law), was passed in 2024, increasing the [pe.na.lti.es] for [ha.rm.ing] a police dog by instituting a mandatory minimum fine and time in [pr.iso.n]. Governor Laura Kelly vetoed the measure, stating it needed to be reviewed, but was [ov.errid.den].
New Missouri law [increases] [pu.nis.hm.ent] for [ha.rmi.ng] police dogs
On the Missouri side, a similar law was passed in 2024, making the [cri.me] a felony [o.ffe.nse].
H/t: By KCTV
Pray for his recovery and his partner as well.๐ Dog is God spelled backwards and he was protecting and heroically doing his job. Stay safe and return home to your families.๐
Sending prayers, good vibes and lots of jingles to K9 Dagger for a full and speedy recovery ๐๐พ๐๏ธ๐
