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Plymouth police officer shoots K9 partner after dog attacks him Wicked Local PLYMOUTH – A local police officer shot and killed his K9 partner after the dog attacked him as they prepared for a call near downtown Plymouth Tuesday morning. Officer Keith Larson, a 17-year veteran of the police force, was seriously injured in the attack with bites to both arms and both hands. His dog, Nico, a 2-year-old purebred German shepherd, died at the scene. “It latched onto his hand and he was unable to disengage it and it just got worse from there,” Chief Michael Botieri said. “He must have gone th...

"I don't think it lasted more than 30 or 45 seconds which is a long time for him to go through that and as I'm sure you realize difficult for a K-9 officer to dispatch his own dog like that," Police Chief Michael Botieri said. The officer tried several attempts to disengage the dog but was forced to discharge his service weapon, according to Botieri. "I heard about 3 shots," said Lori Medeiros who works nearby. "I got up to look outside and in doing so, saw a police officer down on the ground in obvious distress." Nico died at the scene. Larson was taken to South Shore Hospital to be treated ...

Police Dog Shot, Killed While Attacking Officer in Plymouth, Mass. © Provided by New England Cable News A police dog was shot and killed Tuesday morning by its handler when it attacked the officer while both were on duty in Plymouth, Massachusetts, authorities say. Patrol Officer Keith Larson and his K-9, Nico, were among the officers who had been called to a parking lot about 9:20 a.m. for a "suspect who fled the scene," police said. Details of what the officers were responding to have not yet been provided. As Larson was preparing his K-9 in the parking lot, police said Nico latched on to...

investigators how he supplied players with performance-enhancing drugs or peds. with bosch's testimony mlb could suspend braun, melky cabrera and rodriguez. a-rod said he'd never used performance enhancing drugs in 2007. >> for the record have you ever used steroids, human growth hormone or any other performance-enhancing substance? >> no. >> have you ever been tempted to use any of those things? >> no. >> reporter: these latest allegations come at a time when baseball is trying to turn the page on the steroid era. >> you know what i worry about? i worry about baseball being affected...

i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie along with natalie morales, we are following the latest scandal tied to major league baseball. it could be bad news, really bad news for some of the game's biggest names. >> this traces back to an anti-aging clinic in miami, florida, allegedly supplying players with performance-enhancing substances. we'll get to willie geist who has the details. this is a big story for pro baseball. >> it wraps up some of the biggest stars, according to espn the suspensions could happen by the all-star break of this season in what has be...