A New Jersey
officer faces criminal charges following the deaths of two police dogs left
inside a hot patrol vehicle.
Cody
Henderson, a K-9 handler in Salem County, allegedly left his partners, Rip and
Boomer, locked in his car for around seven hours on 29 May.
On that
81-degree Fahrenheit (27C) day, Henderson left the dogs with the vehicle turned
off and provided no proper ventilation. Experts warn that parked vehicles heat
up rapidly in such conditions, and even cracked windows provi...