Killing K-9s in Fla. could earn longer prison term

By: The Associated Press, policeone.com

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — People who kill or seriously injure police dogs in Florida soon could face tougher penalties after the Senate unanimously passed a bill inspired by the shooting death of a canine named Fang.

“This bill has been a roller coaster of emotions,” said Sen. Aaron Bean. “Fang was executed.”

Fang was a 3-year-old German shepherd at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. He was fatally shot as officers chased a 17-year-old carjacking suspect. Bean said he decided to sponsor the bill after learning the penalty for killing the dog was a maximum of five years in prison. The bill would make the crime a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Full story: https://www.policeone.com/k-9/articles/483447006-Killing-K-9s-in-Fla-could-earn-longer-prison-term/