PETA sues city in public records dispute over K-9 incident
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sued the City of Fayetteville and the Fayetteville Police Department for refusing to release public records relating to an incident in which a Fayetteville police officer was recorded punching his K-9 in the face last summer.
Council votes to petition court to release footage of Fayetteville police officer who hit K-9
The Fayetteville City Council voted 8-2 Monday to petition the Cumberland County Superior Court to release to the public the police body camera footage of the incident in which a Fayetteville police officer struck his K-9.
City council expresses interest in obtaining police body cam footage of K-9 incident
Fayetteville’s governing body votes 5-3 in support of adding the request to the regular meeting agenda.
A Fayetteville police officer was filmed hitting his K-9. Dog behavior experts are calling it animal cruelty.
A graphic 30-second video showing a Fayetteville police officer and K-9 handler striking his dog and lifting and dragging the K-9 by its collar has drawn outrage and condemnation from some Fayetteville residents. A video of the incident was posted on Facebook by a bystander who filmed it June 23 from inside a parked car…
