Posted on 04/30/2007 1:02:40 PM PDT by FreedomCalls
A Garfield Heights police officer shot a chained-up watchdog that lunged at him as he chased a group of kids through backyards, a police spokesman said.
Police responded to a call to Turney and McCracken roads around 6:30 p.m. today for a complaint about a group of kids throwing water balloons at cars.
When police arrived, the kids ran and the officer chased them.
In one yard, a large watchdog, chained to a back porch, lunged at the officer. The officer shot the dog.
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“I shot the dog because I feared for my safety. I didn’t know if the chain was enough to hold him. I then went into the next yard that the kids ran through, and I could hear a dog in that house. I didn’t know if the glass doors and windows were enough to hold that dog back, so I entered the home and shot it too. Then, the homeowner yelled loudly and took on a threatening demeanor with some object in his hand, so, yep, you guessed it, had to drill him too. And that’s how it went down, three justified shootings. A damned shame those water ballooners got away. It’s kinda hard to live with myself knowing they’re still out there on the streets somewhere...”
Officer Shoots Dog While Looking For Water-Balloon ThrowerWTF??? The "water-balloon incident" needs more extensive "investigation" while they just accept as gospel the word of the officer that the dog lunged at him with the fact that the dog was chained to the porch an insignificant matter??!!(Same intro as the main story, with this at the end)
"Police continue to investigate the water balloon incident. The shooting of the dog is not under investigation because officials said the officer said the dog lunged at him."
Another one:
OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha Police Department said it is conducting a safety review after a police officer shot a dog in the head Tuesday morning.
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Teresa Negron said the officer fired at least one shot after the dog charged at the officer, once before he got on the property, and again when he was leaving the home.
Negron said the officer was investigating the possibility of a stolen vehicle on the owner’s property.
The dog’s owner, Kenneth Loeffler, said the officer completely overreacted. Loeffler said he was in his basement with his dog, Hash, when he heard a knock at the door. He said Hash ran upstairs and out the back door to greet the guest. The next thing he heard were three shots.
“All I heard was gun shots and ran outside. I was thinking I got a drive-by. I honestly thought somebody was shooting at my cars,” said Loeffler.
He said he fixes cars for a living.
Loeffler said he got upstairs and saw an officer put away his gun in his holster. He saw Hash on the ground with a bullet in his head.
“It went in his head, out the back of his head, and back into his rib cage, now it’s lodged in his rib cage,” said Dr. Ernie Summers, a vet who cared for the dog.
“One bullet went into my Blazer — that’s 6-foot away from my baby’s crib. I got a 3-year-old and my wife and my 6-month-old were inside the house,” Loeffler said.
Another bullet hit his neighbor’s house.
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http://www.ketv.com/news/11608985/detail.html
And we’re supposed to rely on these people to “protect” us?
How do we all get through each day without shooting a dog or two?
I’m sorry, but if it were my dog, I would be LIVID. The dog was chained on its own property for Heaven’s sake. I can’t believe they think this is ok. Is there someone to call?
I don’t. You can count on the police to collect some evidence against the perps, if possible, draw chalk lines around the bodies, and call the ME. But don’t count on them to be able to “protect” you from anyone who wants to harm you. You have to assume that responsibility.
Dog's shooting justified, police sayA Garfield Heights patrol officer was justified in shooting and wounding a dog during a call Sunday, Chief Thomas Murphy said this morning.
The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. at a Turney Road home. The officer, whom Murphy declined to identify, was sent to the house after a complaint about a youth throwing water balloons at passing cars from a second-story porch.
The officer spotted the youth, who ran toward the back of the house. When the officer followed, a large dog on a chain lunged at him, Murphy said. The officer drew his .45-caliber Sig Sauer handgun and fired one shot. Murphy did not know where the dog was wounded, and a police report does not specify a breed.
Is there someone to call?
Mayor Thomas J. Longo
Garfield Heights City Hall/Civic Center
5407 Turney Road
Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125
Phone - 216-475-1100
Fax - 216-475-1124
Police Department
City of Garfield Heights, Ohio
For non-emergencies call (216) 475-6607.
Chief of Police, Thomas Murphy
Garfield Heights City Council
Members of Council
Council President: Vic Collova 216-662-1631
Ward One: Henry Warren Jr. 216-883-3791
Ward Two: Janet L. Farr 216-429-0613
Ward Three: Vincent Liotta 216-429-0197
Ward Four: Debra Sarnowski 216-587-0083
Ward Five: Joseph M. Suster 216-475-5190
Ward Six: Tracy E. Mahoney 216-581-3495
Ward Seven: Michael J. Abella, Jr. 216-587-4801
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The copsuckers haven’t shown up yet, but early days.
It’s even worse when you consider that throwing water balloons at cars is a great pastime.
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The dog shooting is not an insignificant matter, but neither is the water balloon. Throwing anything at passing cars (in this case, apparently through a window, and hitting the driver’s face) is very capable of causing a serious accident, and shouldn’t be taken lightly.
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