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Gordon Mitchum Sr., a retired mail handler of 43 years, pulls up his left pant leg to show the scars left by an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department dog bite.
Feature October 11, 2020
The City Where Someone Was Bitten by a Police Dog Every 5 Days
Why K-9s in Indianapolis have mauled so many people—and why that may change.
By Ryan Martin, Andrew Fan, Dana Brozost-Kelleher and Ellen Glover
Mary Rose Kendall, with the Bolingbrook, Illinois, Police Department, prepares to continue bite training with her dog at Vohne Liche Kennels in Peru, Indiana, on Sept. 9, 2020. Vohne Liche trainers teach the ‘find and bite’ method for search and capture.
News October 11, 2020
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation of Indianapolis Police Dogs
It has the highest rate of bites per population among the largest cities in the U.S.
By Ryan Martin, Andrew Fan, Dana Brozost-Kelleher and Ellen Glover
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