Police K9 Takes Down Robbery Suspect.

Описание: Police K9 Takes Down Robbery Suspect.

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Incident summary:

On July 20, 2018 in South Seattle, Seattle police were trying to arrest a 16-year-old they believed was involved in a robbery and assault, after officers reported seeing a group of males kicking an older man and the victim later linked it to the theft of his cell phone.

During the foot chase, a K-9 team led by Officer Ryan Huteson caught up as the teen stopped and, on bodycam, is seen facing the officer with both hands raised; Huteson then directed the dog to engage, and the dog maintained a bite on the teen’s arm for nearly 30 seconds, causing puncture wounds that required stitches.

The incident was reviewed by SPD’s Force Review Board, which deemed the force inconsistent with policy largely because the teen’s hands were up and the bite was held for so long, leading to an OPA investigation.

In the final outcome, the OPA Director initially sustained key force/canine allegations against the K-9 handler, but the Chief of Police disagreed and changed those to Not Sustained with a training referral, citing that the officer’s actions aligned with then-current training on holding the bite until another officer was in position; a separate allegation about an officer’s unprofessional statement was sustained, resulting in an oral reprimand.

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