Police K-9 won't face criminal charges for stealing officer's lunch

WYANDOTTE, Mich. (WPDE) — Police in Michigan said a theft took place right under their noses.

The Wyandotte Police Department said it saddens them to report that a K-9 Officer Ice was recently under investigation for stealing.

Stealing is not only a crime but it is morally wrong too," police posted on Facebook. "Some jobs, like that of being a police officer, require you to take an oath prior to starting. Within the officer's sworn oath is the promise to protect a person's property."

Police said an officer was eating in the break room when he was called to assist with a person in the jail and swiftly jumped into service leaving his half-eaten lunch on the table. When he returned a short while later with another officer, they noticed K-9 Officer Ice "leisurely strolled" out of the room licking his lips.

Officers reported that K-9 Officer Ice has invoked his fifth amendment right to remain silent and did not cooperate with the investigation.

He has a history of rummaging through trash cans that are within his reach," police said. "There have been several other accusations of him taking food right from coworker's hands as they walk by."

An update provided by police noted that K-9 Officer Ice will not face any internal discipline or criminal charges after the department was threatened with massive protests if they move forward with the investigation or any charges.

Matter of fact one of his local supporters, Lunch Wyandotte, dropped him off a custom-made sandwich today because they felt like he wasn’t being fed enough," police added. "Side note, they threw the officers a tray of sammies too!"