Crime & Safety

Fort Collins K9 Inox Survives Knife Attack, Police Credit Protective Vest Donated By Family

A 29-year-old man was later charged with obstructing a police officer, cruelty to animals and resisting arrest.

By Anica Padilla, CBS Denver:

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) — A man armed with a knife tried to stab a K9 officer in Fort Collins — and the dog might have been seriously injured, if he was not wearing a protective vest that was donated by a local family.

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On Monday day, a man called 911 and reported being threatened by a suspect with a knife in Old Town Square. The suspect, was later identified as 29-year-old Matthew Bishop.

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