Bill would make killing a police dog a second-degree felony in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Killing a police service dog would become a second-degree felony in Utah under a bill supported by a Senate committee Monday.Senate Minority Caucus Manager Jani Iwamoto, D-Holladay, introduced SB57 by sharing the stories of Aldo and Dingo, two Unified police dogs killed in the line of duty in 2016 and 2017, respectively.Iwamoto's bill raises the penalty for killing a police service dog from a third-degree felony to a second-degree felony. It also changes the language in st