Thursday, August 13, 2009
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.
Tampa police shoot charging dog
Police discovered an intoxicated teenager and, as they were returning the child to his home, the family's dog accidentally escaped the front door and charged at one of the officers. He shot the dog once in the head, killing him.
Granger
GRANGER--A Granger police officer guns down a pit bull after it attacks several people.
Two women were attacked by two pit bulls Wednesday morning around West A and West Second Streets.
One dog later attacked a public works employee and even went after a police officer.
The officer shot the dog; police weren't sure how bad its injuries were. Both dogs were impounded.
It's legal to own a pit bull in Granger, but they must be on a leash and muzzled at all times.
Police did find the pit bulls' owner.
KNDO is following this story to find out if the owner will face charges.
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=10927664&nav=menu484_2_10
Two women were attacked by two pit bulls Wednesday morning around West A and West Second Streets.
One dog later attacked a public works employee and even went after a police officer.
The officer shot the dog; police weren't sure how bad its injuries were. Both dogs were impounded.
It's legal to own a pit bull in Granger, but they must be on a leash and muzzled at all times.
Police did find the pit bulls' owner.
KNDO is following this story to find out if the owner will face charges.
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=10927664&nav=menu484_2_10
Saginaw police shoot dog during drug raid
Police said an investigation of a complaint that Saginaw residents were growing marijuana in their backyard on Gaylord on Monday resulted in two arrests, the seizure of "several" suspected marijuana plants and a dead pit bull.
Saginaw Police Sgt. Kevin Revard of the gang task force said officers arrived about 11:30 a.m.
Revard said homeowner Krystal Houck initially denied officers' requests to search the backyard, where Revard said "multiple" dogs were present, for marijuana plants. While police waited for a warrant to search the yard, Houck's dog, Scooter, left the fenced area moving in the officer's direction.
Revard said Scooter "charged" the officer, who backed up until he was stopped by a car in the driveway. The officer "was trying to get onto the hood of the car," Revard said.
Houck said the policeman ordered her to grab the dog but shot the animal before she could. She and neighbors Anthony T. Astbury Jr. and Scott Mauro objected to the use of lethal force.
Revard said he supports his officer's decision.
"These dogs are very protective of their territory," Revard said. "The dog wasn't chained up or in a pen.
"I'd rather see my officer going home safely to his wife and kids."
The dog "was totally out of control. The officer did what he had to do," said Saginaw Police Chief Gerald H. Cliff.
Scooter "laid there suffering" for over an hour, waiting for Saginaw Animal Care Center employees to take it to a veterinarian, Houck said, adding police refused to let her take the dog herself.
Police said Hauck couldn't leave because she was part of the investigation and they feared the dog might react unpredictably because of its injuries. It was later euthanized.
While there, police arrested a 21-year-old former Michigan resident from Fort Myers, Fla., who was wanted on a probation violation and Nicholas C. Roesner of Saginaw, 25, a friend and parent of Houck's child, on an outstanding warrant for keeping an unlicensed dog. Houck said they had licensed Scooter after a resident filed a complaint about it.
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/08/police_investigate_suspect_res.html
Saginaw Police Sgt. Kevin Revard of the gang task force said officers arrived about 11:30 a.m.
Revard said homeowner Krystal Houck initially denied officers' requests to search the backyard, where Revard said "multiple" dogs were present, for marijuana plants. While police waited for a warrant to search the yard, Houck's dog, Scooter, left the fenced area moving in the officer's direction.
Revard said Scooter "charged" the officer, who backed up until he was stopped by a car in the driveway. The officer "was trying to get onto the hood of the car," Revard said.
Houck said the policeman ordered her to grab the dog but shot the animal before she could. She and neighbors Anthony T. Astbury Jr. and Scott Mauro objected to the use of lethal force.
Revard said he supports his officer's decision.
"These dogs are very protective of their territory," Revard said. "The dog wasn't chained up or in a pen.
"I'd rather see my officer going home safely to his wife and kids."
The dog "was totally out of control. The officer did what he had to do," said Saginaw Police Chief Gerald H. Cliff.
Scooter "laid there suffering" for over an hour, waiting for Saginaw Animal Care Center employees to take it to a veterinarian, Houck said, adding police refused to let her take the dog herself.
Police said Hauck couldn't leave because she was part of the investigation and they feared the dog might react unpredictably because of its injuries. It was later euthanized.
While there, police arrested a 21-year-old former Michigan resident from Fort Myers, Fla., who was wanted on a probation violation and Nicholas C. Roesner of Saginaw, 25, a friend and parent of Houck's child, on an outstanding warrant for keeping an unlicensed dog. Houck said they had licensed Scooter after a resident filed a complaint about it.
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/08/police_investigate_suspect_res.html
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.
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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Bozeman police shoot and kill dog
A dog is dead after an encounter with a Bozeman police officer
Police were called by someone who was afraid of a loose dog, who barked and acted aggressively, though did not attempt to lunge, charge or bite anybody.
Police arrived and found the dog loose, barking. The officer attempted to yell at the dog. Then strangely, he shot near the dog, then shot the dog, THEN used pepper spray and a taser. Huh? Reversal of operations, there. The dog later died from his injuries.
Police were called by someone who was afraid of a loose dog, who barked and acted aggressively, though did not attempt to lunge, charge or bite anybody.
Police arrived and found the dog loose, barking. The officer attempted to yell at the dog. Then strangely, he shot near the dog, then shot the dog, THEN used pepper spray and a taser. Huh? Reversal of operations, there. The dog later died from his injuries.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Rutland police shoot chained dog
Rutland police were pursuing a suspect and were accompanied by a police dog. At some point, the K-9 handler encountered a chained dog. The dogs engaged in a fight. The officer pepper sprayed the chained dog and then shot the dog, killing him.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Santa Rosa police shoot dog in home
Santa Rosa police responded to a domestic disturbance call. When officers entered the home, the territorial dog attacked one, biting the officer on the ankle and calf. The officer attempted to pepper spray the dog and, when that filed, shot the dog, killing the dog.
Evansville police shoot attacking dog
Evansville police officers were chasing after a suspect on foot. They asked a couple if they could enter their home, permission was given. When the family's dog began to act agitated, police told the couple to place their dog in the backyard.
This is where things get sketchy.
According to the owners, they were not told that there was a police officer in or near their backyard's gate. According to police, the dog immediately charged and busted through the gate where an officer was standing.
The dog bit the officer on the arm and the officer responded by shooting the dog 7-8 times.
This is where things get sketchy.
According to the owners, they were not told that there was a police officer in or near their backyard's gate. According to police, the dog immediately charged and busted through the gate where an officer was standing.
The dog bit the officer on the arm and the officer responded by shooting the dog 7-8 times.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Kingsport officer shoots another dog
Back in June, a Kingsport police officer shot and killed a dog.
Now he has shot another dog. This situation is a bit different as all witness accounts describe the dog as very territorial and aggressive, including the owner of the dog. Police were approaching a house for sale which they believed someone was living in illegally. The person there asked them to let him put his dog away because the dog bit people. But instead of chaining the dog or putting him inside, he put the dog in a dilapidated porch with an easy point of egress for the dog.
The dog charged at officers and attempted to bite them. The dog was shot and later euthanized at a veterinarian.
Now he has shot another dog. This situation is a bit different as all witness accounts describe the dog as very territorial and aggressive, including the owner of the dog. Police were approaching a house for sale which they believed someone was living in illegally. The person there asked them to let him put his dog away because the dog bit people. But instead of chaining the dog or putting him inside, he put the dog in a dilapidated porch with an easy point of egress for the dog.
The dog charged at officers and attempted to bite them. The dog was shot and later euthanized at a veterinarian.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Police dog shootings put focus on training
Two recent articles from different cities regarding shootings of dogs by police:
Atlanta Journal Constitution
News Telegram
Very interesting stuff. No duh stuff, too.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
News Telegram
Very interesting stuff. No duh stuff, too.
El cajon police use stun gun on aggressive dog
A loose dog who was acting aggressively towards people was shot with a taser instead of a gun.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
14-yr-old dog shot because he looked sick
Appalling story out of Shelley, Idaho where police shot and killed a 14-yr-old dog because, get this, "he looked sick" and the officers wanted to put him out of his misery.
Seriously?
Yes, the dog was old, but if I see a sick child or sick geriatric person, my first inclination isn't to pump 'em full of bullets.
The appropriate course of action would have been to round the dog up and rush him to a veterinarian.
Instead, an officer shot the dog.
This did not kill the dog so now the dog was actually suffering and ran off. He then had four more bullets pumped into his body before dying.
Boo on you, Shelley police, you should be ashamed.
Seriously?
Yes, the dog was old, but if I see a sick child or sick geriatric person, my first inclination isn't to pump 'em full of bullets.
The appropriate course of action would have been to round the dog up and rush him to a veterinarian.
Instead, an officer shot the dog.
This did not kill the dog so now the dog was actually suffering and ran off. He then had four more bullets pumped into his body before dying.
Boo on you, Shelley police, you should be ashamed.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Update on Long Beach dog shot on her driveway
Previous blog entry here.
Updated news story here.
Owners of dog don't fault the officer for shooting their dog. It was the first time she had gotten out, she was utd on all her shots and license. Animal control did not fine or charge the owners, presumably because the dog was actually on her own property but I'm not sure.
I still would like to know what those less lethal methods were!
Anyway, the dog is doing quite fine and looks like a happy perdy lady.
Updated news story here.
Owners of dog don't fault the officer for shooting their dog. It was the first time she had gotten out, she was utd on all her shots and license. Animal control did not fine or charge the owners, presumably because the dog was actually on her own property but I'm not sure.
I still would like to know what those less lethal methods were!
Anyway, the dog is doing quite fine and looks like a happy perdy lady.
Monday, August 3, 2009
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.
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.
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