The Selma Times-Journal reports Nero, who had been with the department since January 2012, died of cancer Saturday.. Nero's handler, Sgt. David Massey, says the Belgian Malinois was a good dog ...

A 59-year-old Selma man was mauled to death by “several dogs” on Sunday afternoon, the Selma Police Department reported. Officers responded to a call just after 1 p.m. in the area of Goldridge ...

Officer William Byrd, left, commands his police dog during a training exercise in Mobile, Alabama, on Sept. 24, 2020. Officer Justin Washam wears a protective sleeve for a bite demonstration.

Selma is the third police dog in the state to die recently. On Saturday, Enfield’s high-achieving K9, Nova, died, and Bristol police announced Tuesday that K9 Murphy died.

Some police dog bites have made news in Alabama. A Decatur police dog bit a sheriff’s deputy while chasing two teenagers. A Huntsville police dog bit a 17-year-old suspected of breaking into a school.