Canine

Hernandez v. Town of Gilbert

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 01:36

Plaintiff fled to his car in his garage to avoid misdemeanor arrest for DUI; not clearly established that police could not use canine where officers used minimal force at beginning of encounter and escalated to canine when other methods were unsuccessful.

Monon v. City of Murrieta

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 09:17

Officers reasonably used canine to apprehend auto theft suspect in his car after they shot him following dangerous high-speed chase at night, at conclusion of which suspect had refused to stop at end of street, and drove vehicle near, toward, and amongst officers on foot.