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Salt Lake City officer used ‘excessive force’ when ordering dog to bite teen

The Civilian Review Board report is the latest criticism of Salt Lake City’s use of police dogs to apprehend suspects.

(Screenshot via Salt Lake City Police Department/YouTube) Police body camera footage from June 5, 2020, shows a 14-year-old boy, who was a burglary suspect, with his hands in the air before a Salt Lake City police officer pulled him off a counter and ordered a police dog to bite him.