P.A. police apologize after K9 poops on man’s lawn May 30, 2018 2:00 PM

Prince Albert Police have apologized to an East Hill resident after a K9 dog relieved itself on his lawn.

Matt Larson’s security camera recorded the incident May 25. In the video, which Larson shared to Facebook, the police dog can be seen defecating on his front lawn before the dog and handler move on without picking it up. Larson said he wasn’t “overly bothered” by the incident, though he expected a civilian would have been ticketed for the same thing.

“He should have picked it up,” Larson told paNOW. “They’d write a regular citizen a fine for that, and let’s face it, a lot of officers seem to ignore or abuse the laws they’re supposed to uphold.”

Under the city’s Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw, “If a dog or cat defecates on any public or private property other than the property of its owner, the owner of the dog or cat shall remove the defecation immediately.”