LMPD K9 bite sends man to hospital after Blue Lick Road SWAT standoff
Louisville police say a K9 was deployed after an extended Jan. 31 standoff and Daniel Thorpe was taken to UofL Hospital for treatment of a dog-bite injury.
Incident summary
Louisville Metro Police said a K9 was deployed after an extended SWAT standoff in the 8200 block of Blue Lick Road on Jan. 31. Police said Daniel Thorpe, wanted on felony complaint warrants for escape and stalking, refused repeated efforts to surrender before the K9 was used to help take him into custody. WAVE reported Thorpe was transported to UofL Hospital for treatment of a dog-bite injury. WLKY independently reported that a police dog helped take Thorpe into custody and that he was treated at UofL Hospital for dog-bite injuries.
WAVE reported Thorpe was wanted on felony complaint warrants for escape and stalking; WLKY reported he remained under arrest on multiple charges after hospital treatment. Those are police/court-process allegations and statuses, not findings of guilt. The reviewed sources do not identify the K9, its breed, an internal use-of-force disposition, civil litigation, or a final criminal-case outcome.
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WAVE reported from LMPD that officers conducted surveillance around 4 p.m. Jan. 31, obtained a search warrant and requested SWAT after Thorpe refused to surrender. After the prolonged standoff, an LMPD K9 was used to assist the arrest and Thorpe was taken to UofL Hospital for treatment of a dog-bite injury.
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