Officers pelted with fireworks by riots recall intense' experience
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Officers pelted with fireworks by riots recall intense' experience
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"A Staffordshire Police dog team, praised for their courage during last summer's riots, is due to receive a national award. The squad was deployed to Tamworth on 4 August, 2024, where they faced a hail of bricks and fireworks. Pc Leah Smith from the team, who works with a dog called Bones, who was burned by a firework, described the ordeal."
""Having fireworks hurled at us was one of the scariest situations I've experienced," she said. "We couldn't escape the situation as we knew we needed to protect the front line." They will be presented with the Police Dog Team of the Year award at the annual Thin Blue Paw Awards at the Kennel Club in London on Wednesday. Colleague Pc Ruth Jones, who handles a German Shepherd called Ebony, said:"
The Independent covers major issues including reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, investigating matters such as the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and producing documentaries like 'The A Word' about American women fighting for reproductive rights. The Independent emphasizes parsing facts from messaging and states that reporters are needed on the ground during a critical moment in US history. The outlet keeps reporting free of paywalls and asks for donations to fund on-the-ground journalism. A Staffordshire Police dog team deployed to Tamworth on 4 August 2024 was pelted with bricks and fireworks; a dog called Bones was burned and the squad will receive the Police Dog Team of the Year award.
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