There is absolutely NOTHING these people can do about it either. That is the worst part.
If I were police chief, that officer would be off the force, on the grounds that he acted foolishly and tarnished the department’s good name. The family would receive a check reimbursing them for the dog without prompting.
No, the worst part is that:
“Kimberly Clark said the person police were seeking hasn’t lived at her home for three years. She said their search turned up no drugs or guns, and police left without making an arrest.”
A citizen who committed no crime lost a restrained dog on its master’s property.