Posted on 06/25/2011 10:30:48 AM PDT by Immerito
CHARLESTOWN - A police officer shot and killed a dog at a Narrow Lane home this week, and its owner is challenging the police department's account of how the animal died.
Police Chief Jack Shippee said Patrolman Robert Petrocelli was dispatched Monday night to the area of Route 1 and Narrow Lane for a report of a roaming horse in the roadway. The officer did not find the horse, but responded to its owner's home at 210 Narrow Lane - a property mired in zoning disputes and the focus of animal welfare concerns.
"The officer went to the residence and as he was walking into the yard, the dog came out of the house growling and barking," Shippee said. "It continued onto the steps of the deck, and charged off it, showing its teeth."
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Yeah, but what about those of us who don’t have the advantage of force lightning or legions of stormtroopers at our command? :-)
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