Posted on 10/17/2012 12:29:30 PM PDT by Altariel
A local couple says a San Antonio police officer who shot their dog in the jaw early Sunday morning was at the wrong house.
Albert Morales said his brother, Hector Serna, woke him up before dawn after hearing the gunshot and then pounding on his window.
“I thought someone was trying to break in,” Serna said, since the officer never identified himself.
Serna and Morales said they went outside and the officer approached them saying there had been a 911 call about a deceased woman.
Morales then said the officer told him he was responding to the call from another family blocks away on another street, who had once lived in their house.
Morales said the officer then told him 20 minutes later to check on his dog.
According to Morales, the officer said, “He trotted up to me after I turned the corner, came to my feet and I shot him.”
Morales said the officer described how he told the pit bull to get back, and when he didn’t, he stepped back and fired his service revolver. However, the officer admitted to Morales the pit bull never growled at him.
“I don’t know if he meant to go straight down between the eyes or the top of the head, but it went from the mouth down,” Morales said. “It’s heartbreaking. It’s an innocent dog. He’s suffering.”
Morales said his dog must be kept caged for six weeks, wear a cone around his neck, a muzzle over his mouth, and must be fed liquid nourishment through a straw.
Morales' girlfriend, Sarah Bueno, said they’ve already accumulated nearly $600 in veterinary bills, not including medications, follow-up visits, and possible complications.
“We’d like SAPD to pay for all that costs that have occurred,” Bueno said. “Just take care of their mistake.”
A San Antonio police spokesman said the couple will be provided information on how to file a complaint and submit a financial claim.
The spokesman said it was too early to say whether there was a 911 mix-up, but the shift commander will look into the matter.
That would fix the problem if ignorance or carelessness were the cause.
An increasing percentage of cops seem to *enjoy* shooting dogs and assaulting law-abiding citizens.
Sick.
Took them 20 years to finally catch the guy who did it and leave us alone.
Oh gee, everyone should feel so relieved that justice will be done, they proclaim it right there.
Let’s not forget a case in Texas where the SWAT sissies formed a circular firing squad around a house and one of them had a negligent discharge and the rest starting firing wildly. At least one cop was killed. They then arrested the homeowner and charged him with murder even after the investigation proved he couldn’t have possibly killed the officer as he didn’t have a weapon of that caliber but the cops did. The cops simply killed one of their own through stupidity. The DA finally had to release the man, but not after trying their damndest to prosecute him.
A scene crying out for the Benny Hill Yakkety Sax tune if ever there was one.
” He was just stupid.”
Stupid and armed don’t go together well.
It is a shame the dog didn’t “accidentally” rip this bastard from limb to limb and then the homeowner “accidentally” double tap the red, blue, and purple mess.
I’m sorry you dealt with that harassment for so long.
At least you know which two officers are trustworthy and honorable. We need more like them.
Yeah.
One is in PA, the other is NY.
But for that entire time, it didn’t matter what you did or DIDN’T do.
If they felt you needed to be bothered, they would bother you and hope you did something to justify worse than mere handcuffing and verbal hararassment.
“We had reports/we heard/we received a call..”
Heard it all before.
As they seem to do more and more these days.
Oh hell, grew up with lots of “stupid and armed”. Somehow very few did not survive and that fact amazed many of us.
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