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February 7, 2010 in News, City
Nevada sex assault suspect injured by police dog
A man wanted in Nevada on a sexual assault charge was injured by a police dog Saturday after trying to evade capture in Spokane, authorities said.
Joel Cardenas, 39, was treated at a Spokane-area hospital for unspecified injuries before being booked into Spokane County Jail, where he’ll remain pending extradition to Nevada, according to the Spokane Police Department. He was located in the backyard of northwest Spokane home about 8:30 p.m. after Nevada authorities issued a nationwide alert requesting his apprehension.
Officers first went to a home in the 1600 block of West Cleveland about 2:30 p.m. after learning Cardenas might be there, the department said. A tipster called several hours later saying that Cardenas had returned to the home and officers were dispatched back to the scene.
When officers arrived, Cardenas fled from a second-story window, according to police. K-9 Officer Dan Lesser and his police dog, Rav, were deployed and found Cardenas hiding in a back yard in the 1700 block of West Cleveland.
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crikey on February 07 at 6:13 p.m.
…and we can only hope the K-9 got him in the crotch….
deacon46 on February 07 at 8:09 p.m.
At least the hound dogs catch the bad guys. So much news about our “finest” being involved in being bad guys and being covered up by the brass. I have often wonder why so many officers look like commercials for beer or Donuts. At least rin tin tin is working and staying in shape.
sixandseven on February 08 at 1:10 a.m.
Cant get a DUI if your a dog.
lewis8457 on February 08 at 9:02 a.m.
dogs don’t carry tasers or guns. maybe we should have an entire police force made up of dogs. no more 100 grand a year salaries just a lot of kibble. and instead of putting down strays we will just add them to the force. sounds like a win win to me.