SECURITYJul 22 · 22:02 UTCWAFB BATON ROUGEWITN News staff, Jordan Gartner

Police dog dies after being left in hot patrol car, sheriff’s office says

A bomb detection K-9 named Chilli died after being left in a hot patrol car in Pitt County, North Carolina. The sheriff’s office called the incident an accident and noted the deputy involved is an experienced handler. Authorities are seeking funding to install temperature-monitoring systems in vehicles to prevent future incidents.

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