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Chicago officials are paying $27,000 to a man whose dog was shot and killed by police last year during a persuit.

The lawsuit claimed that a police officer entered his yard while persuing a suspect and aroused his 10-year-old Akita. He claims that the officer shot the dog dead before continuing the chase. 

The city has agreed to settle, but admits no wrongdoing.

Wilmington, Delaware-- An overzealous and apparently cowardly group of cops killed an unarmed, compliant marine in front of kids. Apparently he attempted to comply with the police officers, but according to multiple witnesses, was vomiting and could not comply due to being tazered multiple times by officers. For more on the story, check out the following links:

PHOENIX - A suburban police officer is accused of leaving a police dog in a patrol car for more than 12 hours on a 109-degree day, killing the animal.

Chandler police Sgt. Tom Lovejoy was booked into the Maricopa County jail on a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty after a two-week investigation into the death of a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois named  Bandit. He was released later Wednesday, said Capt. Paul Chagolla, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.