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FLORENCE, Texas (KXAN) - The chief of Florence police will not be disciplined for an incident last week in which she shot two dogs that were on their owner's property. On Tuesday night, Florence City Council members decided against any disciplinary action after other people reported the dogs were being aggressive towards them earlier in the day. The owner of the dogs has hired a lawyer and was advised not to be at Tuesday night's council meeting. During the at-times contentious meeting, a handful of people thanked the chief for protecting their children from the dogs that had threatened them....

FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A Fort Pierce firefighter won't be disciplined for using a personal cell phone to capture the shooting of a dog by police, West Palm Beach TV station WPBF reported. Police on Tuesday released the video recorded by one of three firefighters stranded in their rescue truck because of the pit bull. The video shows a pit bull running in the direction of a police officer, the officer taking a step back and then firing a round that grazes the dog's face. After the dog is hit, firefighters can be heard laughing and commenting about the dog...