Post by WaTcHeR on Sept 20, 2006 14:24:28 GMT -5
9/19/06 - HOUSTON - METRO police officials say they will be disciplining one of their officers, after his K9 partner bit a Madison High School student at school.
Last Thursday, a METRO police officer who works part-time security at Madison High School did something he's never done before. He brought his police dog, Vigo, on campus.
Lt. Herman McClure with the METRO Police Department said, "He had to leave the school and go pick his animal up, brought his animal back to school. School was out so he took the dog out and was walking him around. As we talked to him, he said there were kids on the school grounds playing, jumping around. So the dog just took off. He said it had never done that before."
METRO officials say Officer John Wiggins made the mistake of letting the dog off its leash, something that's only supposed to be done if the dog is in training, in pursuit of a suspect or at home. Vigo is a K9 trained in suspect apprehension.
abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=4578483
Last Thursday, a METRO police officer who works part-time security at Madison High School did something he's never done before. He brought his police dog, Vigo, on campus.
Lt. Herman McClure with the METRO Police Department said, "He had to leave the school and go pick his animal up, brought his animal back to school. School was out so he took the dog out and was walking him around. As we talked to him, he said there were kids on the school grounds playing, jumping around. So the dog just took off. He said it had never done that before."
METRO officials say Officer John Wiggins made the mistake of letting the dog off its leash, something that's only supposed to be done if the dog is in training, in pursuit of a suspect or at home. Vigo is a K9 trained in suspect apprehension.
abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=4578483