The Brief
- A Colorado jury awarded more than $200,000 to a Mexican tourist attacked by a police dog.
- Officers reportedly gave confusing Spanish-language warnings during a 2023 SWAT operation.
- The unarmed man was bitten after officers arrested the person they were seeking.
A Mexican tourist visiting Colorado was awarded more than $200,000 after he was attacked by a police dog while officers gave nonsensical Spanish-language warnings, according to local reports.
The incident happened three years ago while the victim was renting a room in Aurora.
‘Fart police, fart the wood’
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On March 2, 2023, Aurora police arrived to serve an arrest warrant for drug charges against a man who was renting a room in the same home where Salvador Alonso Guerrero-Salmeron was staying, according to KDVR.…