Lawsuit: K-9 Bite Followed Bad Spanish From Cops

(This content was created with the help of AI.) A Colorado jury is about to hear a case where the Spanish at the center of a SWAT raid allegedly translated to “fart police, fart the wood.” That’s the phrase Aurora officers used over a loudspeaker while trying to warn residents about a police dog during a 2023 operation, according to a lawsuit filed by Mexican tourist Salvador Alonso Guerrero-Salmeron, the Denver Post reports.

He says he didn’t understand, stayed in his rented room, and was later bitten on the arm for about 15 seconds by K-9 Loki despite being unarmed and holding his visa and ID.

He was arrested, but a charge of failing to obey a police officer was later dropped…

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