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Police Dog Accused Of Racial Profiling

Councilwoman Wants Dog Put To Death

Tuesday, June 11, 2002
(10:06 AM ET)
myCFnow.com
The Associated Press contributed to this report

MCKEES ROCKS, PA -- Source
A 5-year-old German shepherd named Dolpho is the lone police dog in McKees Rocks, just outside Pittsburgh.

Dolpho can tell the difference between marijuana, heroin and cocaine. But borough Councilwoman Wanda Jones Dixon said the dog targets blacks and should be put to death.

Dolpho made a mistake last week. While Officer Schawn Barger wrestled with a drug suspect, a door to the K-9 wagon was inadvertently opened.

The dog bolted out and bit 9-year-old Brandon Livingston on the leg. Livingston, who is black, was treated at a local hospital.
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