police dog

noun

1
: a dog trained to assist police (as in drug detection)
2

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Garrido also has claimed he was targeted for helping expose a scheme by sheriff’s officials to withhold bonus pay and for calling attention to the death of a police dog who overheated in a sergeant’s car in 2020. Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 After learning the information, the officer ordered a K-9 police dog to sniff the vehicle, which resulted in a positive alert. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024 Use of force In the DOJ investigation released last March, federal officials said LMPD officers used excessive force too often, including unjustified neck restraints and unnecessary use of tasers and police dogs. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024 In Fort Tryon Park, gun-detecting police dogs were involved in a search for a weapon, and subway stops near the George Washington Bridge were also searched for the weapon and other evidence, the official said. Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for police dog 

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of police dog was in 1836

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police dog

noun
1
: a dog trained to help police (as in drug detection)
2

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