🌱 How a Troop C police dog ended an Ashford apartment standoff
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- How a Troop C police dog ended an Ashford apartment standoff
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• Troop C Police Dogs Help Apprehend Suspects In Tolland, Ashford, Middletown Cases (patch.com) — State police say a Troop C K-9 helped safely end a tense burglary standoff at an Ashford apartment after a suspect barricaded himself inside and then surrendered. The same canine team also assisted in a major cockfighting raid in Tolland and an armed suspect search in Middletown, underscoring how often these dogs support nearby communities. 
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