Sunday, October 1, 2023

Man charged after hitting police dog

A man is facing charges in connection to an incident involving a man and a Lethbridge Police Service dog.

Officer were called to a report of a man breaking vehicle windows on Sept. 15 around 1:40 a.m. along the 2100 block of 10 Avenue South.

“A K9 track was conducted and led to police to a male matching the description of the subject. The male ignored police direction to stop and fled from the officers. PSD Robbie was subsequently deployed and apprehended the subject,” reads a news release from LPS.

“During the apprehension, the male struck PSD Robbie with a lock causing lacerations to his head. K9 members transported PSD Robbie to Family Pet Hospital where he received stitches. He is now recovering at home with his handler.”

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Bernhard Geisbrecht Peters, 29, of Lethbridge, faces charges of injuring a law enforcement animal, three counts of mischief and one count each of shop-breaking and resist arrest. Peters is currently in custody awaiting a Judicial Interim Release hearing.

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