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.

Off duty officer shoots charging dog

Anyway, here we have an off-duty police officer jogging (well, you don't see the officer jogging). He's jogging in an area where he's had problems with loose dogs before.

He's jogging along when a dog comes out of the front yard and approaches him. The officer has seen this dog before and has been run at by the dog before. When the dog was five feet away, the officer discharged his weapon and shot the dog in the head. Several feet away, children were playing in the front yard of where the dog lives.

When animal control arrives, they describe the dog as friendly, wagging his tail and in generally good spirits despite a bullet hole in his face. Even the animal control officer states that the dog was probably just running out to say hi with the caveat that a charging dog is intimidating no matter how friendly that dog might be.

In Los Angeles, shooting dogs comprise 25% of the reasons for discharging a weapon. This is a pretty common percentage when it comes to how often police officers in larger, urban areas discharge their weapons. I don't know that the stats include off-duty police officers, though.

The dog will be fine.

Surfside officer aims for dog, shoots woman instead

While getting the mail, holding his daughter, an off-duty Surfside officer was approached by a neighbor's dog. He withdrew his service weapon and shot at the dog, missing and hitting a woman in the neck instead.

Off duty cop accused of killing dog

Whoa, here's a messed up story out of Waterville, Vermont.

A dog belonging to an off-duty police officer was running loose. He entered the backyard of a neighbor and engaged in a fight with the neighbor's dog. The neighbor's dog was on his own property. After the police officer broke up the fight, he took his dog back home, grabbed his gun, walked back to the neighbor's yard and shot the dog once, killing him. And, it gets better, he shot this dog literally feet from a 2-yr-old child.

It will be interesting to see if any charges stem from this shooting. There is something very wrong with a person who refuses to take personal responsibility for confining his dog and expresses his anger through the use of a lethal weapon. I mean, that goes without saying, right?

Off-duty officer accused of shooting dog 20 times

An off-duty Knoxville police officer is being investigate after he shot a dog 20 times with a pellet gun. The dog had gotten out in the backyard and was squatting to pee when shot.

I'm not sure how a squatting dog poses a clear and present danger but it will be interesting to see if anything happens to this officer.

I won't hold my breath.

Off duty officer not charged after killing leashed dog

Officer will not face any charges, for shooting a leashed dog.