NYPD Dog Hurt In Fall During Brooklyn Gun Raid

RED HOOK, BROOKLYN — An NYPD K-9 is recovering after he cut his paw during a raid on a Brooklyn home after he fell through an attic floor searching for illegal firearms, police told Patch.

Officers executed a search warrant at a home in Red Hook, on the corner of Van Brunt and Seabring streets, around 7:45 p.m. Thursday night, police said.

Cops brought along Timoshenko, a German shepherd named after Detective Russel Timoshenko who was killed during a traffic stop on Staten Island.

Timoshenko helped the officers sniff out 10 illegal firearms in the home, including an assault rifle, a semi-automatic pistol, a shotgun and a black powder musket, police said.

Authorities arrested 61-year-old Agron Haskaj and charged him with 10 counts of criminal possession of a firearm, police said.

But during the raid, Timoshenko was searching the home's attic and crashed through the ceiling onto the floor below. He suffered lacerations to his paw during the fall and was taken to a nearby animal hospital, police said.

The canine received seven stitches and is recovering at home.

For the time being, Timoshenko will wear this cone on his head while he recovers.

But, as Gothamist points out, Timoshenko is no stranger to headwear.