June 15th USA

Gino (Tukwila Police photo)

A suspected shoplifter stabbed a police dog tracking him, then was shot by a Tukwila police officer, a department spokesman said.

June 9th 2009 - Australia

An "out of control'' teenager has indicated he is likely to plead guilty to attacking a veteran police dog. Salem, a 10-year-old German Shepherd, was in pursuit of four men suspected of daubing graffiti on trains when he was allegedly kicked and hit with a baseball bat at Williamstown rail yards, in Melbourne's west, this morning.

June 8th 2009

The teenager who pleaded guilty in the murder of a Bell County sheriff's deputy learned his fate Monday afternoon. A judge sentenced David Poppiti to 25 years in prison. Police say Poppiti rammed deputy Sean Pursifull's cruiser during a chase, killing him and his police dog.