Best of BTB: Bakersfield community comes together for K-9 lost in line of duty
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This story is from May 20, 2021. It was a dispatch call the Bakersfield Police Department’s K-9 unit had received before. On Tuesday, April 27th a vehicle reported stolen was spotted along Highway 58, but when approached, the driver failed to yield to officers and the chase began. When the driver crashed the stolen vehicle and fled on foot, the Department’s highly decorated K-9 Jango along with his handler did what they were trained to do — and pursued him. …
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