Video: Suspect Attacks LAPD K-9 with Ladder During Standoff

Oct. 4, 2024

When LAPD officers deployed a K-9 during a standoff with a suspect armed with a knife and a metal stick in a Reseda intersection, the man began wildly swinging a ladder at the dog.

Joe Vince

A suspect used a ladder to attack an LAPD K-9 during an hourslong standoff Thursday.

The incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. in Los Angeles's Reseda neighborhood, KABC-TV reports. A man was armed with a metal stick and a knife in an intersection.

When the suspect wouldn't listen to officers' commands, police deployed a K-9. In video footage from the scene, the suspect began wildly swinging a ladder at the K-9, almost hitting the dog.

Hours later, police were able to get the suspect to surrender. No one was injured in the incident.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.