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BALTIMORE (AP) — A second Baltimore officer has been suspended while the department investigates his role in the slitting of a dog's throat, while the animal's owner says it took her days to find out how the dog died. Court documents say Officer Thomas Schmidt held the dog down while a fellow officer cut the animal's throat on Saturday. Schmidt has been suspended with pay during the investigation, Baltimore Police spokesman Jeremy Silbert said.

A Baltimore police officer is facing felony animal cruelty charges after he allegedly slit the throat of a 7 year-old dog that had already been placed under control. The incident happened Saturday, and Baltimore police officials announced charges against the unnamed officer on Wednesday. Sarah Gossard’s Shar Pei, Nala, was loose over the weekend when police were called to catch her. But after using a dog pole to round up Nala, one officer made a shocking move. “Unfortunately, at some point after the dog was contained, one of our officers used a knife and cut the dog’s throat,” said Baltimore...

4. He Shot Andy Lopez Eight Times: Gelhaus stepped out of his vehicle and ordered Lopez to drop the gun. When the teen did not drop the weapon and turned facing the deputies, Gelhaus fired eight times at Lopez. //SNIP// (If a Deputy slaughters a child in the forest, will the Sharif make a sound?) //and then// http://rt.com/usa/andy-lopez-protest-return-deputy-093 Decision to reinstate officer who killed 13-year-old carrying toy gun ... The police officer who fatally shot a 13 yeae old child will be reinstated. Sonoma County Deputy Erick Gelhaus returned to work in Santa Rosa on Monday... (but) at a desk...

A Missouri trooper has returned to work after a handcuffed Iowa man drowned while in his custody on the Lake of the Ozarks.