Posted on 06/26/2013 1:57:05 PM PDT by Morgana
CONCORD -- Two Concord roommates are seeking an explanation as to why a police officer shot their aging cocker spaniel during a neighborhood search for a suspicious person last week.
Zach Grimm and Dave Biller say Kirby, a 13-year-old cocker spaniel, is recovering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder after barking at an officer in the backyard of their home in the 2000 block of Weaver Court on June 17.
But a week after the incident, the two say they have received no explanation from police about why officers were in their yard. Worse, they said, they have not received an apology from the department.
"It's obviously pretty upsetting," said Grimm, 29, who said the dog has been in his family for about 10 years. "The officer who shot at him, after it was over he just sort of had this goofy look on his face, almost like a smirk, and then he left. No explanation, no apology or anything."
Police were in the area around 4:30 p.m. after reports that a person posing as a door-to-door salesman was looking into backyards, according to Concord police Lt. Bill Roche said. In the course of the search, officers entered the backyard of the residence and were confronted by the 29-pound, reddish-brown dog.
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To the officer who, unlike the suspected prowler, entered a fenced yard without invitation or warrrant and shot this 29-lb dog - you sir are a *****. As a woman, I own one. But nobody has to BE one.
“OK. So I went on my way. Shielding the Dog the whole time.”
Just from reading stories here on FR I have figured out that if the Cops ever come to my place, or if I’m ever out with my dog and a cop comes up to me that is what I’d have to do!
The sad thing is that I did it without even thinking, as if I were highly trained to do so.
I stand corrected
Prayers for your blessing of a son, Eepsy. And again, my apologies.
-PJ
My wife rescued a 7 year old Cocker that had been severely abused. The dog was very mellow and laid back..... unless you acted in a menacing manner to my wife. If anyone would have harmed her in any way he would have given his life to protect her.
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