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Alameda police dog bites cop, is shot to death

17-12-2009 Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer, San Francisco Chronicle, USA


ALAMEDA -- An Alameda police dog trying to flush out a burglary suspect was shot and killed by an officer today after the dog attacked the officer, a police spokesman said.

Billy, a Belgian Malinois, and his handler were among those responding to a burglary at the Coast Guard Recruiting Center at 660 Central Ave. shortly before 6:15 a.m., police Lt. Bill Scott said.

Billy bit another officer assisting on the call. The dog did not let go when his handler ordered him to do so, and the officer being bitten shot him to death, Scott said.
The officer, whose name was not released, has been with the department two years. The officer was being treated for bite wounds at Highland Hospital in Oakland.

Immediately after the dog was shot, burglary suspect Douglas Wayne Kirk, 56, emerged with items he had allegedly stolen but refused to surrender, Scott said. He was arrested after a brief struggle and was treated at Alameda Hospital for minor lacerations, police said.

Billy had been with the department for more than three years and was assigned to his current handler in September. The department is investigating the circumstances that led up to the dog being deployed and his death.

On May 5, another police Belgian Malinois died after being left inside an Alameda officer's personal sport utility vehicle as the officer attended a use-of-force training exercise.
After several hours, the officer returned to his vehicle - which had at least one window down for ventilation - and found his dog near death.
The dog died at a veterinary hospital. The officer was not charged.

E-mail Henry K. Lee at hlee@sfchronicle.com.

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