Eddie Reynoso, a victim of recent gel-pellet gun attacks in Hillcrest, says he can breathe a sigh of relief after SDPD announced more arrests in possible hate crimes.

An unarmed man who was attacked twice by a San Diego police dog and shot with multiple bean bag rounds in an incident last month filed a claim Wednesday against the city for injuries he suffered, the first step toward a possible lawsuit.

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Three men were arrested in San Diego for a series of hate crimes after police used ALPR to link them to the incidents.

San Diego police said Friday that the department is investigating a use-of-force incident caught on camera in which an unarmed man was attacked by a police dog and shot multiple times with bean bags during an arrest.

A San Diego man bitten by a police dog during an arrest, plans to sue the San Diego police department. KPBS reporter Katie Anastas says his attorney is calling it an excessive use of force. A man bitten by a police dog during an arrest last month plans to sue the San Diego Police Department, his attorney announced Wednesday.

Attorneys filed a claim with the city of San Diego accusing police of excessive force on behalf of a man bitten by a police dog in Valencia Park.

A man shot by bean bags and mauled by a police dog before being arrested is suing the San Diego Police Department, claiming excessive use of force. The man's attorney and a southeast San Diego neighborhood want answers.

Excessive force claim filed against City of San Diego, SDPD; Marcus Evans, 31, was struck 3 times by beanbag rounds and bitten by a police canine