While this K9 unit came from outside Novato, we feel it is important to show the value our K9s make to our national police force.
HAYWARD, CA – Sept. 2024 — An Alameda County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit was injured Wednesday after a suspect’s pit bull attacked him during an armed standoff between the suspect and deputies.
Early Wednesday morning at about 2:20 a.m., deputies were sent to the 21000 block of Meekland Avenue in Hayward regarding a disturbance stemming from a court order violation.
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office alleges that a man in his thirties brandished a rifle at them, prompting authorities to bring in multiple teams of officers and negotiators.
Deputies were able to remove family members from the residence and warn nearby residents to shelter-in-place.
While negotiators communicated with the suspect, he allegedly pulled out something that deputies said looked like a stick of dynamite. The Sheriff’s Office said the man “issued threats indicating that he had a bomb.”
Negotiators continued to try and get the suspect to comply and peacefully surrender “for hours,” but he allegedly refused to turn himself in.
As the suspect continued to threaten physical harm to deputies and refused to surrender, a gas irritant was deployed.
As this occurred, a pit bull came out of the yard of the residence and attacked the sheriff’s K9 dog “Gambit.” Gambit suffered puncture wounds and was bleeding from his back leg. He was taken to a veterinarian and is expected to make a full recovery.
As negotiations continued, the suspect eventually exited the residence to avoid the gas irritant, the Sheriff’s Office said. He then allegedly barricaded himself in the side yard, where he was ultimately apprehended and transported to a nearby hospital for medical clearance before being taken to the Santa Rita Jail.
Deputies have not named the suspect nor any charges he may be facing.
While this K9 unit came from outside Novato, we feel it is important to show the value our K9s make to our national police force.
HAYWARD, CA – Sept. 2024 — An Alameda County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit was injured Wednesday after a suspect’s pit bull attacked him during an armed standoff between the suspect and deputies.
Early Wednesday morning at about 2:20 a.m., deputies were sent to the 21000 block of Meekland Avenue in Hayward regarding a disturbance stemming from a court order violation.
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office alleges that a man in his thirties brandished a rifle at them, prompting authorities to bring in multiple teams of officers and negotiators.
Deputies were able to remove family members from the residence and warn nearby residents to shelter-in-place.
While negotiators communicated with the suspect, he allegedly pulled out something that deputies said looked like a stick of dynamite. The Sheriff’s Office said the man “issued threats indicating that he had a bomb.”
Negotiators continued to try and get the suspect to comply and peacefully surrender “for hours,” but he allegedly refused to turn himself in.
As the suspect continued to threaten physical harm to deputies and refused to surrender, a gas irritant was deployed.
As this occurred, a pit bull came out of the yard of the residence and attacked the sheriff’s K9 dog “Gambit.” Gambit suffered puncture wounds and was bleeding from his back leg. He was taken to a veterinarian and is expected to make a full recovery.
As negotiations continued, the suspect eventually exited the residence to avoid the gas irritant, the Sheriff’s Office said. He then allegedly barricaded himself in the side yard, where he was ultimately apprehended and transported to a nearby hospital for medical clearance before being taken to the Santa Rita Jail.
Deputies have not named the suspect nor any charges he may be facing.
