Teen assaults K9 unit: 'just shoot me'
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- A K9 pursuit in west Springfield ended with a teen trying to grab a police officer's gun early Friday morning, officers said. The boy is currently being held at the SERBU youth center on multiple charges.
The incident started with a 15-year-old riding his bike along Harlow road in Springfield early Friday morning. He was riding without a headlight after curfew. At around 2:40 a.m. a Springfield Police officer pulled up next to the youth and asked him to stop. The boy fled into a nearby apartment complex and temporarily lost the officer.
A K9 unit responded to the scene to help the officer search for the rider. The K9, Bronko, was able to pick up the rider's scent and followed him to a field off of Laura Street. The officers found the boy's abandoned bike in the field.
The team followed the rider's scent to some berry bushes, where they muzzled Bronko and sent him into the brush to find the boy. Bronko soon began barking to alert the officers that he has found the rider.
When officers found the boy, he was pushing Bronko away from him. The K9 officer challenged the teen, who fled further into the bushes.
The officer finally reached the boy, who began grabbing at the officer's gun, yelling "just shoot me!". The officer de-muzzled Bronko and ordered him to bite the youth. He was unresponsive to the dog's bites.
The officers and Bronko eventually get control of the boy and put him in handcuffs.
After he was detained the teen said he was grabbing at the officer's gun to shoot one of the officers, in the hopes that the other would shoot him.
The boy was taken to the SERBU youth center on multiple charges including possession of marijuana, a probation violation, two counts of harassment on police, resisting arrest and interfering with a police animal.
I'm glad the officer was able to control his firearm, and no one was shot. Â This boy clearly has issues. Â I'm glad he's in custody. Â Maybe he'll get some help.
See, if he had been armed this never would have happened.Â
Bet there are some serious issues at home with parent(s)! Kinda sounds suicidal to me!
Adventures of Rin Tin Tin coming soon to your neighbor hood.
A teenager commits the horrendous offense of ignoring an officer and speeds away on his bicycle, so they call in a K9 unit to hunt him down. It reminds me of England where the landowners and "elite" chase small animals with horses and hounds for sport.
Sounds like to me he was on some hard drugs. Â Why was he out at that time of night? Â 15 years old and already on probation. Â Sad.
"The officer de-muzzled Bronko and ordered him to bite the youth."
Well, I think I would interfere with a police animal if it was ordered to bite me as well. Self preservation kicks in whether we want it to or not. Sorry Bronko, for distracting you with my vain attempts to avoid having my flesh torn, while you are just doing your job.
"Interfering with a police animal" Thats gonna hurt...Run Forrest ! RUN!!!
Wow... drugs perhaps? Who doesn't respond to a dog biting them? =/
I assume that by "challenging the teen" the officer pulled a white glove from his shirt pocket and slapped the parolee kid across the face.
Reminds me of Trayvon, but with a sadder ending.
That boy was in fear for his life. Terrorism indeed...
 @Ol'Ironhead I do believe after reading several of your comments, that you have serious issues that you should focus on!