A woman had her scalp torn off by a Brentwood police dog after she shoplifted some perfume and makeup from a nearby mall, video obtained by KTVU shows, raising serious questions about when and why K-9 units are deployed.
highlighted a case where San Ramon police released a dog that badly mauled an Uber driver who had missed a rental payment. In this case, the video and lawsuit focus on what happened to Bates on the afternoon of Feb. 10, 2020, after an employee of Ulta called police to say that three young women had shoplifted several thousand dollars worth of cosmetic products including Channel perfume from the store.
Even though it's not clear in the video, sounds indicate that Marco attacked Bates, who was hiding in the bushes, biting off portions of her scalp, despite her pleas to call the dog off. Bates kept crying out for help. And the dog kept biting. Rezentes prepared a police report detailing the incident, which "conspicuously fails to mention the fact that he permitted Marco to needlessly maul Ms. Bates or that he lost control of Marco as Marco attacked and seriously injured Ms. Bates."