A Vacaville police dog got shot and had his leg amputated after he took an armed man into custody this week, according to authorities. The Vacaville Police Department said they were alerted Wednesday ...

K9 Murph was shot while detaining an armed suspect in Vacaville and lost a leg post-surgery; the community shows support as he recovers.

A police K-9 officer was shot with a rifle while attempting to detain a suspect in Vacaville, authorities say.

K-9 Murph, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, was shot Wednesday afternoon while attempting to apprehend a suspect.

Murph, who has been a Vacaville police K-9 for over three years, is recovering from surgery after he was shot and wounded ...

Vacaville Police K-9 officer Murph was shot while attempting to apprehend a suspect on Wednesday, police said. Officers had ...

The man was later identified as 52-year-old Vacaville resident Darren Crail. Crail had declined all assistance and resources offered to him by law enforcement, police said. The situation escalated ...

ON MY58. TONIGHT, A K-9 OFFICER IS RECOVERING AT AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL IN SOLANO COUNTY AFTER BEING SHOT WHILE TRYING TO HELP APPREHEND AN ARMED MAN. POLICE SAY THE CANINE, NAMED MURPH LOST ONE OF ...

The suspect was eventually taken into custody and identified as Darren Crail, 52, of Vacaville. Crail suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized. He was charged with harming a police dog ...