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Armed suspect bites off piece of police dog’s ear during arrest in California

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In Wilmington, California, an armed suspect bit off part of a police dog’s ear during his arrest by a SWAT team earlier this week. The Redondo Beach Police Department reported that despite being injured, Wouter assisted officers in apprehending the suspect and was later treated at ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital. Photos shared on Facebook show Wouter with a bloodied ear and wearing a cone afterward.

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A Redondo Beach Police Department K-9 named Wouter was seriously injured on Tuesday during a dangerous takedown in Wilmington, California. The Dutch Shepherd was sent to assist officers after a wanted and armed suspect refused to surrender inside a home. During the apprehension, the suspect bit off part of Wouter's ear. Photos released by the department show Wouter wearing a protective cone with his injured ear visible.

Despite his injuries, Wouter helped in taking down the suspect. He was rushed to ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital for treatment and is now recovering. The Redondo Beach Police Department has not commented on whether prosecutors will pursue additional charges related to the attack on the K-9.

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California Independent SWAT Wilmington the Redondo Beach Police Department

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Wouter PERSON · 5× Wilmington GPE · 2× ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital ORG · 1× California GPE · 1× Independent NORP · 1× Los Angeles GPE · 1× Redondo Beach GPE · 1× SWAT ORG · 1× the Redondo Beach Police Department ORG · 1×

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The incident occurred in Wilmington as a SWAT team took a wanted and “dangerous” felon into custody, the Redondo Beach Police Department said in a Facebook post earlier this week.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26

2026-09-26 · The Independent

Armed suspect bites off piece of police dog’s ear during arrest in California · assertive framing

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authorities → log → California

The incident occurred in Wilmington as a SWAT team took a wanted and “dangerous” felon into custody, the Redondo Beach Police Department said in a Facebook post earlier this week. asserted

Department → occur → post

“The suspect was armed and barricaded inside a residence and refused to surrender,” the post said. asserted

post → arm → residence

“Wouter was deployed to assist officers and during apprehension, the suspect bit Wouter and tore off a portion of his ear. asserted

suspect → deploy → ear

Despite being injured, Wouter helped officers apprehend the suspect, who was not identified. asserted

who → injure → suspect

“Wouter was then transported to ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital for treatment, and he’s now taking a much-needed break,” police said. asserted

police → transport → break

“Wishing our bestest boy a speedy recovery, and want him to get all the scratchies and treats,” police said. asserted

police → wish → scratchies

The post included photos showing Wouter with a bloodied, injured ear and later wearing a large plastic cone, mouth agape and tongue hanging out. asserted

tongue → include → cone