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K9 Storm Vest Saves Auburn PD K9 "Blitz"!
07/07/2003
"I'm a K9 handler in Auburn, Washington and our 2 patrol dog teams have been wearing the K9 Storm Vests 10 hours a day during their shifts.
Well, on the early morning of 7-7-03, a suspect fled a traffic stop, and I sent my dog, with me running after. As the dog cornered the suspect, he turned and fired at least 7 rounds from a .45 auto at a distance of less than ten feet, but the dog kept fighting.
We would subsequently learn that at least two rounds hit the vest. The dog, Blitz, was not injured and continued the fight, putting the suspect down. The suspect was found to have several firearms on his person, and there's not a doubt in my mind that my dog and his vest saved officers' lives that day."
- Andy Suver, Canine Handler, Auburn WA Police Department.
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Vest Saves K9 During Police Shootout With Felon
07/08/2003
"An early Monday morning shoot-out left a police dog with two dings on his bulletproof vest, but the dog did get his man, police said. Blitz, a three-year veteran of theAuburn department, wasn't hurt after the man he was chasing drew a gun and fired shots at him, according to police spokeswoman Cheryl Price."
by Mike Archbold
Journal Reporter
Read the full story here:
www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/136755
Man Charged in Auburn Police Dog Shooting
07/18/2003
"A 24-year-old Sumner man has been charged with a felony in the shooting of a police dog during a chase in Auburn last week. The dog, Auburn's K-9 named Blitz, was saved because he was wearing a bulletproof vest. Evidence shows the vest was struck by gunfire, according to the charging papers."
by Kathleen Merrill
Journal Reporter
Read the full story here:
www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/137821
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Cheryl Price, Auburn Police
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Police dog nabs fleeing gunman in Auburn
07/07/2003
Associated Press
AUBURN, Wash - A police dog came out on top in a confrontation with a man who shot at the animal in Auburn.
Police said it began with a traffic stop about 1:00 a.m. Monday morning on a car with expired license tabs.
The driver was arrested for driving with a suspended license during a traffic stop at Fred Meyer on Auburn Way.
But the passenger ran off, pursued by the police dog, named Blitz.
Spokesman Larry Miller says the fleeing man shot at the dog. But a bullet-proof vest saved the life the dog's life.
Then the dog's handler shot at the man.
"The dog was wearing a protective vest and right now preliminary reports show that two rounds may have hit the vest saving the dog's life," said Cheryl Price, Auburn police.
No one was hit by the bullets. The gunman, who turned out to be a convicted felon, was taken down and bitten by Blitz.
The gunman man was treated for puncture wounds at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Blitz was checked by a vet and he is O.K.
Read the full story here: www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_070703WABpolice_dogPL.66002042.html
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Gun Battle in Auburn
07/07/2003
"Spokesman Larry Miller tells KOMO 4 News the fleeing man shot at the dog."
Read the full story, watch the KOMO4 TV Coverage, or hear the KOMO1000 Radio story here:
www.komotv.com/news/story_m.asp?id=25867
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Police Dog Chases, Captures Suspect.
07/07/2003
". . . the fleeing man shot at the dog." . . . "The gunman was taken down and bitten by Blitz."
Read the full story and watch the KIRO7 TV Coverage here:
www.komotv.com/news/story_m.asp?id=25867
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Man Arrested After Shootout In Auburn
07/07/2003
". . . The police dog, which was wearing a protective vest, appears to have been only grazed by bullets and was otherwise unharmed, said Auburn police spokeswoman Cheryl Price. The driver, who fled, was treated for dog-bite wounds and arrested for assault."
Read the full story here:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/135197754_copshoot08m.html
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Auburn: Bonney Lake Man Arrested After Shooting At Officer
07/07/2003
". . . Two shots struck a K-9 police dog, but the animal, protected by a bulletproof vest, was uninjured. The officer fired once at the passenger, who was then caught by the police dog."
Read the full story here:
www.tribnet.com/news/local/story/3424225p-3454898c.html
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