Temecula Police Shoot and Kill Large Dog During Drug Raid

Date: June, 2011
Temecula, California

A large guard dog was shot and killed during a drug raid in Temecula, CA.

The dispensary provided medicinal marijuana to, you know, dying people and stuff.

Santa Cruz Police Shoot Charging Dog

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18043846?nclick_check=1

Santa Cruz, California

May, 2011

Breed: Rottweiler cross

Santa Cruz police were attempting to arrest a violent parolee offender when a dog approached them aggressively. Officers asked the guardian to control their dog but they refused.

The dog was subsequently shot and killed.

Dec 2010: Oxnard Police Shoot Dogs Chasing Them

Oxnard, CA - While serving a warrant for vandalism, the alleged suspect ran from police, leaving the gate open. Two dogs described as Pit Bulls ran out and charged the officer. One was killed, the other wounded.

October 2010: LA police Shoot Dog Serving a Warrant

Los Angeles, California

Two police officers serving a warrant were charged at by a dog. The dog did not bite anyone. Both officers shot at the dog. The dog survived.

October 2010: Oakland Police Kill Arthritic Dog

Oakland, California

An 11-yr-old Labrador Retriever named Gloria accidentally tripped the silent alarm at her home. Unfortunately, doing so, cost her her life.

When police arrived, they entered the backyard. The dog, who suffers from hip dysplasia and can't move very fast, barked at them. Barked. Like, woof, woof. She didn't try to bite or attack, she just talked.

For the HORROR of talking, Gloria was shot three times and killed.

But hey, officers were nice enough to leave a note on the door of her owner's home!

August 2010 - Oroville Police Shoot Loose Dog

Oroville, California

A dog described as a Pit Bull was running loose when the dog attacked a young girl. The dog bit two other people. When police arrived, they attempted to noose and corral the dog but failed. When the dog charged an officer, he was shot.

August 2010 - Yuma Police Kill Aggressive Dog

Yuma, California

A loose dog, described as a Pit Bull, was shot and killed after biting an officer and charging the officer a second time. The dog had been loose for awhile but no residents had contacted authorities, even though the dog had acted aggressively before.

The story also mentions a 2009 case involving a dog described as a Labrador Retriever being killed after attacking an officer.

Santa Rosa Police Shoots and Kills an Attacking Dog

A 5-yr-old Cane Corso with a history of aggression began attacking his owner. At some point, the man was able to call 911 during the attack. Police arrived and felt their only option to end the attack by the large dog was to shoot the dog. The dog was shot twice, ran to his kennel and died.

The dog was licensed and up to date on vaccines.

Salinas Police Shoot Loose Dog

A loose dog in Salinas, California who trapped a man in a truck was shot by police after the dog "advanced aggressively" but did not actually attack anyone.

The title of the article implies the dog attacked someone. He did not.

Maricopa police chief dismissed

The police chief who shot several dogs, including a dog who witnesses state he whistled over, catch-poled, than shot and killed has been dismissed because he couldn't respond to calls in an appropriate time (official report).

Merced Police Kill Loose Dog

rniaMerced, California
Police shoot a dog who had attacked a man the owner claims was tresspassing. The dog was killed. The man is in the hospital. One report states the dog rammed through a fence and attacked the man. Another claims the man was entering the property (and this is according to the owner).

Long Beach police shoot dog four times on his own property

90lbs is pretty big for a pit bull, but hey don't let that stop you from calling a big dog a pit bull.

Anyway, Long Beach police were getting their suspect chase on - reports stated there was a random guy running around with a knife. Not knifing anyone, just clearly a bit unstable.

Police responded and then were all hey let's go into this person's yard! So they go into this person's yard and are all holy crap, there is a dog here! and respond to the dog's presence by shooting him four times!

Maricopa police chief gets his guns back b/c of clerical error

A restraining order filed against a Maricopa police chief was the result of a clerical error. The chief has had his guns returned to him.

According to the police chief, witness reports that he had snared the dog were, in his words "a lie".

Dozens of Maricopa citizens protested against the police chief, claiming he has been far too heavy-handed with dogs.

Family files restraining order against Maricopa police chief

The police chief of Maricopa has been ordered to give up his gun and stay away from four residents whose dog he shot in September.

The dog was on her property when witnesses state the police chief whistled the dog over, caught her with a catch pole, then shot her dead. This dog would be one of two dogs the chief has killed in the past few months.

Tracy police shoot loose, aggressive dog

Two dogs got out of their yard and attacked a woman's cat she was walking as well as her dog. The dog was not injured significantly but the cat did die. The woman received minor injuries while trying to grab her cat from the dogs.

Police arrived and tasered both dogs. When that did not work, an officer shot one of the dogs and the other dog ran off. The shot dog was later euthanized while the remaining dog was taken to a shelter.

The owner is being cited for lack of dog licenses and it is uknown if any other charges are pending.

Temecula police shoot dog on her property

A dog who ran out the front door and barked at an officer was shot five times. She was rushed to the veterinarian where she was euthanized.

Sonoma, California

The owners of a dog that bit a Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputy have filed a complaint claiming that the dog should not have been shot to death by a Sheriff’s deputy during the incident.

Jackie Cohen, owner of pit bull mix named “Simon,” said she received confirmation of her complaint Saturday.

Simon bit Deputy Mike Shanahan as the deputy responded to a call of a domestic disturbance at the Ludwig Avenue house. Shanahan shot Simon five times.

Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Brown said the dog was shot because it was a threat, “charging, barking, growling” while trying to bite the deputy.

But Cohen maintains Simon only bit the deputy because he perceived a danger to his family. She described him as sweet and friendly.

“He was my dream dog,” she said.

Cohen’s complaint alleges excessive use of force against her dog and her family and questions how the incident was handled.

“I was full of fear for my life and my dog’s life,” she said of the shooting. “I no longer feel like I could trust the police in any regard.”

According to Sheriff’s Department records, two deputies arrived at Cohen’s house on Ludwig Avenue in response to a report of a domestic dispute. An unidentified caller told dispatchers there was a loud verbal argument and that the caller feared for the woman’s safety, Brown said.

When the deputies walked up to a chain-link fence surrounding the property, a man yelled at deputies to wait, Brown said.

“A man yelled, ‘Hold on, we have dogs,’” said Brown, reading from a report on the incident.

The deputies entered the gate and told the man to hold the dogs. “They were told that if the dogs attacked they would have to shoot them,” Brown said.

Then two dogs, one with the appearance of a pit bull, charged Shanahan, biting his leg, locking on to it, and causing him to fall and break his other leg, Brown said.

Not so, said Cohen, who claims Simon “loped” toward Shanahan instead of charging. “This guy still had plenty of time to turn around and retreat and he made it so that Simon was between him and the exit,” Cohen said. “He was spraying pepper spray in his face.”

When it bit Shanahan, the dog immediately disengaged and did not lock on to Shanahan’s leg, Cohen said.

“It wasn’t like he grabbed him and started shaking him like a rag doll,” she said. “The deputy was flailing out of control. This man loaded five bullets into my dog.”

Cohen said Simon, a mutt with some pit bull in him, was protective of the family but an overall gentle dog. “A dog’s instinct is to protect and it doesn’t matter if it’s a teacup Chihuahua or a pit bull.”

“He protects our family, he protects our property. Everybody knows that. The PG&E lady doesn’t come over without checking. We have a gate that he pushes against and doesn’t get out,” Cohen said. “A dog’s instinct is to protect and it doesn’t matter if it’s a teacup Chihuahua or a pit bull.”

“He had the sweetness of a lab,” she said of the dog which she estimates was about one-fifth pit bull.

Sheriff’s Capt. Matt McCaffrey said a preliminary review of the incident indicates Shanahan acted appropriately. A formal investigation will now take place, he said.

“We are never happy when we have to shoot an animal, especially someone’s pet,” McCaffrey said. “But it was a dog that attacked and bit a deputy.”

Cohen said that Simon was buried beneath a peach tree at the family’s home.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090817/ARTICLES/908179894/1350?Title=Complaint-filed-against-deputy-who-shot-dog

San Bernadino police shoot dog

San Bernardino police arrested one man and shot and killed a pit bull that attacked police dogs Monday night.

Officers responded about 5 p.m. to the 1400 block of G Street after they received a call of shots being fired in the area.

When officers arrived, they heard the shots going off, police said. They walked closer and a suspect started running from them.

Police found the man, as well as a rifle, and arrested him for negligently shooting a weapon.

During the chase, two police dogs were attacked by three pit bulls, police said. One of the police dogs received a couple of stitches in the neck and one of the pit bulls was shot and killed by an officer.

No officers or citizens were injured, police said.

http://www.sbsun.com/ci_13146964?source=most_viewed

California police shoot dog during medical marijuna raid

Police were raiding a medical marijuana dispensary where apparently the jerkwad of an owner had a dog guarding the pot. The dog, being a territorial creature, charged at officers. The dog was shot and is expected to survive.

Troubled officer leaves sheriff's office

An officer who shot his dog while drunk has left the Yolo Sheriff's department. Reasons for the departure remain a mystery.

Earlier this month, SWAT was called to the sergeant's home after neighbor's heard gunshots. They found the sergeant intoxicated and one of his dog's shot. Two dogs were taken from the property.