They claim they “opened an already cracked door to the apartment of John Haggamaker whom they were seeking in relation to an altercation…” whereupon they were attacked and had to shoot the dogs.
But later in the article it is reported that Mr. Haggamaker was begging them not to shoot his dogs as they were leading to a squad car.
If they already had him in custody, why would they have needed to open the door to his apartment “seeking” him?
Yep, I noticed that as well.
It seems the most logical explanation is that *they wanted to shoot the dogs*.
The eagerness of some officers to destroy animals belonging to private citizens is an alarming trend, and one that needs to be stopped.
“Entering through a cracked door” huh? Probably the door was shut, and possibly it was locked. But then the police might need a search warrant to enter, so just log it as “the door was open a crack.”
Now if MY door was “Open a crack” then my dogs would quickly be out roaming the neighborhood. My guess: the police illegally entered the apartment thereby creating the situation that resulted in killing the dogs.
Seems like overkill for a public intoxication arrest.
There’s several other things that make no sense. He’s wanted for public intoxication, but they’re going into his apartment for him? Sounds like he was drunk in private to me.
No mention of any arrest warrant, either.