A police dog who survived a machete attack and won a bravery award has retired after six years on the job. Stark, a German shepherd, was hit and slashed more than 20 times with a machete while police were responding to reports of a break-in in 2020.

A dog was fatally shot when the pet attacked a police officer during a chaotic arrest in eastern North Carolina, according to police. The officer was bitten on the left thigh but escaped serious injury, the Kinston Police Department said in a Jan. 7 news release.