Colorado Springs police K-9 Roam recovering after stabbing, surgery

Roam, the Colorado Springs police K9, who was stabbed in October during an arrest, is making a recovery after surgery and having a leg amputated.

The 19-month-old was fighting for his life after being stabbed by a barricaded burglary suspect. Before officers were able to arrest the suspect, later identified as 37-year-old Anthony Bryant, Bryant allegedly stabbed Roam multiple times in the head, neck, and abdomen on Oct. 16. Two days later, Roam was released from the hospital.

A joint Instagram post Monday night by the Colorado Springs Police Foundation, an account set up for Roam, and his handler said that Roam got all of his sutures and drain out…

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