Charge vs. officer may be dropped

Korey Lankow

Charge against officer in Jeg's death may be dropped

An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer whose canine partner died after being left in a hot patrol car has entered a diversion program that will allow the charge against him to be dismissed, said Tucson City Prosecutor Baird Greene.

Handler of DPS K-9 that died to enter diversion program

An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer whose canine partner died after being left in a hot patrol car has entered a diversion program that will allow the charge against him to be dismissed, said Tucson City Prosecutor Baird Greene.

TPD probe says dog was left in car for at least 13/4 hours, not 3 hours

Jeg, a patrol dog for the Arizona Department of Public Safety, was euthanized in July after he was left in a closed patrol car in the summer heat.

TPD probe says dog was left in car for at least 13/4 hours, not 3 hours

Recently released reports by the Tucson Police Department show an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer left his K-9 alone in a parked patrol car in 90-degree weather for at least one hour and 45 minutes.

City charge filed in police dog's heat death

An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer has been charged with animal neglect for leaving his canine partner in a hot patrol car for hours, resulting in the dog's death.

Euthanized DPS dog spent hours in hot car; no felony case planned

A Department of Public Safety K-9 euthanized in mid-July was left in a hot patrol car for longer than initially reported, a recently obtained document shows.

No felony charges for DPS officer in death of K-9 Jeg

No felony charges will be filed against a Department of Public Safety officer who left his K-9 in a patrol vehicle for more than an hour in mid-July causing the drug sniffing dog to be euthanized.