The New York Police Department is in the dog house over leasing of robotic hound

Police won’t say how much it’s spending to lease Digidog – it has a base purchase price of about US$74,000 (RM305,065) – and when asked about the robot last week, Shea (middle) refused to answer any questions. — AFP

Digidog is having a ruff time.

The NYPD’s 70-pound robotic dog, already criticised as a creepy-looking surveillance tool, was acquired without properly notifying the city, according to Comptroller Scott Stringer.