$30K Bounty on Killer Who Dognapped and Decapitated Cop’s Puppy

The bounty on the person who dognapped and decapitated a Parsons Police officer’s pet now stands at $30,000.

That’s $25,000 more than the previous reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who killed 3-month-old German shepherd puppy Ranger and returned his body to the backyard of Officer Shyanne Dunn on Dec. 3.

And Parsons Police spokesperson, Officer Jason Ludwig, told Coffee or Die Magazine the sum posted to the Kansas police department’s website “is still subject to increase.”

The $25,000 boost stemmed from the “amazing support of local residents and concerned citizens from across the nation,” Parsons Police Chief Robert Spinks said in a prepared statement.

dog killer — The decapitated body of Ranger, a 3-month-old German shepherd puppy, was found on Dec. 3, 2021. Parsons Police Department photo.

When Dunn found Ranger’s remains, they were missing the puppy’s head and the top of his snout.

The officer’s other two dogs, Kovah, an 8-year-old tan and black German shepherd, and Gypsy, a 7-month-old blue heeler, appear to be unharmed. They were frolicking with Ranger in the backyard during the unseasonably warm December day before the dognapping, according to Dunn.

Authorities said earlier this week that investigators are focusing on four persons of interest.

“The department would love to put this criminal behind bars and hold them accountable for their heinous and vile actions,” Ludwig said.

Investigators believe Ranger’s slaying was a targeted act on law enforcement. Dunn’s patrol car was parked in the driveway that day while she snoozed after working the graveyard shift at the police department.

They’re probing two similar anti-cop cases. Around 1:48 p.m. on Dec. 13, officers discovered unspecified evidence that someone fired shots at two patrol cars parked at the Parsons Police Department. No one was injured and the cruisers can be driven.

According to the department, an unknown person also was spotted near the pen of a police dog, Karim. The K9 handler, Cpl. Kyle Shields, told investigators he heard an unusual commotion and barking in his backyard. When he went to investigate, the suspect fled on foot.

Authorities have not said when the date of that alleged incident occurred.

Ranger puppy killed — The Parsons Police Department in Kansas is seeking the killer of an officer’s dog, Ranger, on Dec. 3, 2021. Photos courtesy of Shyanne Dunn.

Harming a police dog is a felony in Kansas, with a minimum sentence of 30 days behind bars and a $500 fine.

Anyone with information about these incidents is urged to contact the Parsons Police Department at 620-421-7060 or call the tip line at 620-421-7057. Tipsters also can email messages to tips@parsonspd.com.

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Noelle Wiehe

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Noelle is an award-winning journalist from Cincinnati, Ohio, who came to Coffee or Die Magazine following a fellowship from Military Veterans in Journalism. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and has strived to be a military journalist ever since her internships with the US Army Cadet Command in college. She worked as a civilian journalist covering several units, including the 75th Ranger Regiment on Fort Benning, before she joined the military herself and served as a public affairs specialist attached to the 3rd Infantry Division. She deployed once to fill a role as a media analyst for the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve in Kuwait. She has a passion for sharing stories of heroes and people who are far more interesting than they think they are. She follows where the job takes her, but currently resides on the East Coast in Georgia.