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Eight charges for man accused of fatally shooting K-9 Graffit not enough for Jefferson County handler
The man accused of shooting killing a beloved Jefferson County Sheriff’s K-9 faces eight charges including aggravated cruelty to animals and menacing, according to a news release from prosecutors. Eduardo Romero, 30, allegedly eluded police after a traffic stop on a Golden street, according to police. The 9-year-old German shepherd Graffit tracked Romero, a wanted…
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Man accused of killing beloved veteran police dog near Golden, faces 13 charges
A veteran Jefferson County Sheriff’s K-9 named Graffit received a hero’s funeral Monday, hours after he was allegedly shot and killed by a fleeing suspect. The 9-year-old German shepherd had tracked a fugitive from town into the woods near Golden just after midnight Monday when his handler unleashed him to apprehend the suspect, according to…