K-9 police dog injured
Naperville, IL (US)

Incident Date: Sunday, Aug 21, 2011
County: Du Page

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Douglas Carncross

A Plainfield man is accused of taunting and injuring a Naperville police dog, who suffered minor injuries but will be OK, Naperville police said Wednesday.

Naperville Police Sgt. John Westlove said the incident occurred around 1:45 a.m. Aug. 21 near several bars in the 0-100 block of W. Jefferson Street. Westlove said a K-9 patrol officer had just finished responding to another altercation downtown when he noticed Douglas Carncross, 26, of the 300 block of Edison Lane in Plainfield, with his face near the window of his patrol car.

Inside was police canine Sabek, one of the Naperville Police's K9 units. According to Westlove, as the officer got closer to the car, he saw the man taunting the dog.

"He was sticking his face close to the cage, yelling and screaming at the dog and sticking his tongue out and making faces," Westlove said.

As the officer began to run toward the scene, Carncross allegedly opened the door of the patrol vehicle, which allowed Sabek to stick out his head. Alarmed, Carncross then slammed the door on Sabek's head, causing bleeding on the gums and in the mouth.

Westlove said it took two officers to "corral" Carncross under arrest. He was arrested and charged with injuring or killing a police animal, criminal trespass to a vehicle and resisting arrest.

Westlove said Sabek will be alright.

"He's fine, the canine handler provided first aid for the dog and he is OK," he said.

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