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I'm McGruff, the canine cop who exhorts kids of all ages to "take a bite out of crime."
Even though I'm a cartoon dog, I'm also a cash cow for the folks over at the National Crime Prevention Council.
This has been a real mixed couple of weeks for police pooches. The good news is that a Texas judge ruled that cops can use dogs to sniff pretty much wherever they want to, even without a search warrant. OK--it's good news only if you don't care about the Constitution, especially the parts about limits on state power.
The bad news is that my Florida colleague Officer Scooby decided to play by his own rules again and ended up biting off more than he could--or should--chew. Then again, why should only men in blue have all the fun terrorizing suspects?
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