Posted on 06/05/2013 6:20:16 AM PDT by Altariel
BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) - Adam Arroyo has lived in his Breckenridge apartment for three years but has never experienced a day like this past Monday; when police busted down his door in search of drugs, shooting and killing his dog in the process.
"She's over here, chained up, and look at all these bullet holes man. Look at the blood right here," Arroyo explained as he showed Eyewitness cameras where his pit bull mix Cindy had been shot.
"She was tied up in the kitchen like I tie her up every single day, and they shot her for no reason."
When Arroyo returned home Monday evening he found his apartment torn apart, door busted down and several bullet holes in his kitchen wall.
He also found a search warrant for 304 Breckenridge, upper apartment.
The suspect named in the warrant was described as a black male and was wanted on suspicion of dealing crack.
Arroyo is Hispanic and lives at 304 Breckenridge, upper-rear apartment, which has a completely separate entrance and is clearly marked on his mail box.
Reporter: "You have never used or sold drugs in this apartment?" Arroyo: "Never. Never. I don't do drugs. I'm a United States veteran. I work everyday. I'm just trying to live my life."
Arroyo is a combat veteran who served in Iraq and plans to join the National Guard. This incident, however has left him heart-broken and angry.
"For police to wrongfully come into my house and murder my dog... It wasn't that they felt threatened. No. They murdered my dog," said Arroyo, beginning to tear up.
"That was my dog, man. That was my dog. They didn't have to do that, you know. They didn't have to do that."
Arroyo now has to pay to have Cindy cremated. He also had to repair his door at his own cost and has had to miss work.
He plans now to press charges against the City of Buffalo.
Buffalo Police spokesperson Michael DeGeorge says Internal Affairs has launched an investigation into the case, but that police believe they had the proper address.
He also says detectives "don't believe the dog was chained or leashed" when they executed the raid. Adding that if any wrong doing is found in the investigation that officers will face consequences.
DeGeorge could not comment on whether officers found any drugs inside the apartment.
re: ““... but that police believe they had the proper address.”
Well that makes it okay then. /s”
Yes, absolutely. I DO NOT understand how these “mistaken” addresses happen. Before you go busting down doors with guns drawn, wouldn’t you think the police would make absolutely sure they were at the right place???
Wouldn’t you think that they would recon the place, ask around undercover, something??
I have a personal story of a married couple from Alabama who moved to my neighborhood and bought a HUD repossessed home. It have been vacant for over two years. The previous owners were indeed bad news and I have no doubt that they were into dealing drugs - but, as I said, they had been gone for over two years.
The house was in terrible shape. It stayed that way until the HUD decided to sell the house. It had to be gutted (plants were growing from the carpet) of all flooring, the a/c, all the appliances, wall and ceiling repair. You name it, they had to replace it.
Finally, the nice couple bought it and continued remodeling it inside and out. They were in the house for about a year. So, remember now, the previous owners have now been gone for almost FOUR years.
Then, out of the blue, in the middle of the night - a SWAT team in full assault gear (the entire neighborhood was awakened to the noise) - broke down the doors, guns drawn, flashlights in the faces kind of thing, dragged this couple out of bed and shoved face down with rifle barrels at the backs of their heads - both being shouted at to not move or they would be fired upon.
After awhile, they FINALLY realized they had made a mistake and left. No apology, no nothing. The couple was too scared to pursue it.
How in the world did that happen? How could the cops NOT do at least a minimum of recon to find out who lived there? They were after the previous owners, who had been gone for almost 4 years?
It wasn’t a “mistake”.
A mistake is knocking over a water glass—unplanned, unintended.
Breaking into someone’s home in the dead of night is *planned* and *intended*.
It’s a disgrace. Tyrants wanting to play soldier like they’re in Fallujah. The police are giving people a reason to hate/fear them. I remember when it was “To protect and serve”. Now it’s more like,”To instill fear and generate revenue”.
“If I was a cop and saw a pitbull I’d shoot the damn thing too. In the long run they probably did him a favor. The breed should be exterminated.”
1. Thank god your not a cop.
2. You know nothing about Pitbulls.
3. Doing people a favor against their will is liberalism.
re: “It wasn’t a “mistake”. A mistake is knocking over a water glass—unplanned, unintended. Breaking into someone’s home in the dead of night is *planned* and *intended*.”
I don’t think they planned on breaking in and not finding the people they were after - it was just magnificent incompetence on parade. The problem is, when the cops screw up people often die, pets are murdered, and property destroyed - and for the most part, no repercussions.
They will shoot your Lab next.
1. Pitbulls should be exterminated from the face of the planet.
2. I don’t have labs. I have Great Pyrennes.
3. I won’t be giving the cops any reason to knock my door down and I live in a rural location where such a thing as this is extremely unlikely.
4. If I was a cop I would not have gotten the address wrong.
“trigger happy types among or Law Enforcement Agencies now.”
They’re not trigger happy, they’re just chicken$hit scared
cowards.
Outrageous!
So you think you’re safe because you live in a rural location and have a Great Pyrenees.
Nope, I think you’re safe because you parrot your master’s beliefs quite well. Bet you believe in gun control, size of soda drink control, Obamacare and abolishment of free speech, too.
Not to say your an idiot, but you sure do sound like one.
“I won’t be giving the cops any reason to knock my door down and I live in a rural location where such a thing as this is extremely unlikely.”
Mr. Arroyo didn’t give them a reason
either.
“I don’t have labs. I have Great Pyrennes.” So? You think the
fuzz wont shoot your puffy cotton-ball dog?
It’s just my opinion, no need to get your panties in a bunch over it.
“If I was a cop and saw a pitbull I’d shoot the damn thing too. In the long run they probably did him a favor. The breed should be exterminated.”
Proof positive that the 14th Amendment allows even the most mentally warped and morally feeble creatures equal protection under 1st Amendment.
You’re a moron to make such assumptions. Do you always act like a liberal when you disagree with someone’s OPINION?
Standard Procedure:
Shoot first, concoct story later, superiors will justify.
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