How to Use police dog in a Sentence

police dog

noun
  • At least one can be seen with a police dog.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
  • As police and a police dog closed in, Richard shot and killed himself.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Officers searched the area using a drone and a police dog, but could not find him.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The suspect fled the scene, and police, despite the help of a police dog, were not able to find him.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Guide dogs, service dogs, military dogs and police dogs are often well trained and well bred.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Conley had a police dog brought in, which revealed the presence of narcotics.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Officers deployed a bean bag and sent a police dog to assist in the arrest.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Bowie is one of two San Diego police dogs that have been injured this month in the line of duty.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
  • After she is handcuffed on the ground, a police dog is seen in the background of the dashboard camera footage.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Officers deployed a police dog and less-lethal tools to bring him into custody.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
  • There are no police dogs, jail time, or federal wiretaps in this sneaker campaign.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Officers with police dogs went yard to yard, searching between houses.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Deputies once again conducted a traffic stop, and a police dog sniffed out illicit substances.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
  • At both events, the local police departments showed off the skills of the departments’ police dogs.
    — Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Gary Young was bitten by the police dog on the right hip area, according to testimony.
    — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Chase, a 7-year-old German Shepherd who does double duty as a police dog and spy.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • West Sacramento officers then called in a police dog and used less-lethal weapons to take the man into custody.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Law enforcement agents carrying machine guns and an officer with a police dog were among the few walking around.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • During the search, the police dog bit a Sacramento officer.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
  • As officers and police dogs approached, Thompson shot himself in the head but survived.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The two suspects stayed inside the store for hours until officers threatened to send police dogs into the building.
    — Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • For Prichard, emptying the shelters is as much a part of the mission as increasing access to police dogs.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
  • For Prichard, emptying the shelters is as much a part of the mission as increasing access to police dogs.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Deputies established a perimeter and began a search using drones, aircrafts and police dogs, but were not initially able to find him.
    — Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Prosecutors have charged a man with three felonies, after he was accused of stabbing a Shawnee police dog over the weekend.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Officers then used less-lethal launchers and a police dog to take the man into custody without further incident.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
  • While on the ground, officers fired additional bean bag rounds, including one that allegedly broke his leg, and twice sent a police dog at him.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Two people were arrested and 11 officers and a police dog were injured, police said.
    — ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • The officer was accompanied by a police dog named Petey.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Since his disappearance, authorities have used search and rescue teams, drones and police dogs to help locate him, state police said.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025

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