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Cop to woman who was just attacked by a police dog: [View all]
"Just at the wrong place at the wrong time, ma'am,"Watch: Police body cam of innocent woman clamped in K-9’s jaws. She’s suing.
By MARA H. GOTTFRIED | mgottfried@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: December 6, 2017 at 10:02 pm | UPDATED: December 8, 2017 at 11:59 pm
A regular Saturday morning turned into a nightmare for a St. Paul woman as she took her garbage out and found herself being attacked by a police dog looking for a male burglary suspect, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Desiree Collins, 52, suffered multiple bites to her arm and one to her lower leg.
Right after it happened, Collins asked the officers, “What did I do?”
Nothing, said one. “Just at the wrong place at the wrong time, ma’am,” said another.
Collins’ attorney, Andrew Noel, said his client wants to make sure other innocent people aren’t similarly harmed.
“Part of the reason for the lawsuit is she says, ‘If this can happen to me, it can happen to anyone,’ ” Noel said. “She wants St. Paul to make the appropriate changes to makes sure it doesn’t happen again.”
http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/06/lawsuit-woman-taking-out-garbage-attacked-by-st-paul-police-dog-searching-for-male-suspect/
By MARA H. GOTTFRIED | mgottfried@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: December 6, 2017 at 10:02 pm | UPDATED: December 8, 2017 at 11:59 pm
A regular Saturday morning turned into a nightmare for a St. Paul woman as she took her garbage out and found herself being attacked by a police dog looking for a male burglary suspect, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Desiree Collins, 52, suffered multiple bites to her arm and one to her lower leg.
Right after it happened, Collins asked the officers, “What did I do?”
Nothing, said one. “Just at the wrong place at the wrong time, ma’am,” said another.
Collins’ attorney, Andrew Noel, said his client wants to make sure other innocent people aren’t similarly harmed.
“Part of the reason for the lawsuit is she says, ‘If this can happen to me, it can happen to anyone,’ ” Noel said. “She wants St. Paul to make the appropriate changes to makes sure it doesn’t happen again.”
http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/06/lawsuit-woman-taking-out-garbage-attacked-by-st-paul-police-dog-searching-for-male-suspect/
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