A police dog who survived a machete attack and won a bravery award has retired after six years on the job. Stark, a German shepherd, was hit and slashed more than 20 times with a machete while police were responding to reports of a break-in in 2020.

A dog was fatally shot when the pet attacked a police officer during a chaotic arrest in eastern North Carolina, according to police. The officer was bitten on the left thigh but escaped serious injury, the Kinston Police Department said in a Jan. 7 news release.

Evansville Police charged a man for animal neglect after authorities say an officer had to shoot and kill a dog at a home in the 600 block of College Highway.

A tragic situation went from bad to worse in Evansville, Illinois, after police who responded to complaints about animal neglect ended up shooting the dog they were summoned to help, WISH reported. Officers "say animal control had been called 16 times with neglect concerns about the dog.