2 more incidents of Police killing family Dogs

Murdock · 02-08-2009, 09:48 AM

First out of Maryland..

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Police Kill Family Dog During Raid
Reported by: Jeff Hager
Last Update: 2/07 9:39 am

"They hit the door right here and the door flew open," says Mike Hasenei, standing outside his Elkridge home.

His wife, Phyllis, was watching television with her 12-year old daughter when members of the Howard County Police Tactical Team came through the door.

"They had guns pointed at us. You have 25 guys coming in here all dressed in black and all that we saw were their eyes, and they're screaming 'Hands in the air!'"

Members of the team were acting upon a tip that an assault rifle, magazines and hollow-point bullets stolen from a marked police car the night before may be located inside.

Adding insult to injury, when the search led police to a back bedroom where they encountered the family’s dog, they opened fire.

Officers found no evidence of the stolen goods after ransacking the house.

At this point a complaint has been logged against the department, but Howard County Police aren't about to admit they were wrong or to apologize for their actions.

source:Police Kill Family Dog During Raid - Baltimore News, Weather, Channel 2 - WMAR-TV

And out of Nevada..

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BACKYARD INCIDENT: Family's pet 'Coco' killed by police

Department says officer tried to avoid shooting dog

By LAWRENCE MOWER and MAGGIE LILLIS
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

Around 5 a.m. Friday, Coco was shot and killed in his backyard by a Las Vegas police officer.

The officer was one of several who were searching for a DUI suspect who fled on foot from a traffic stop near Nellis Boulevard and Sahara Avenue, according to department spokesman Bill Cassell.

Police searched a nearby neighborhood with a helicopter equipped with a heat detecting device and spotted a large mass in a shed behind a home at 4880 Welter Ave., Cassell said.

Cassell said the dog, which was inside the shed, confronted officers. But he said he didn't know how the dog displayed aggressiveness.

"The officer did everything he could to avoid shooting at the dog. Ultimately he was forced to fire in self-defense," Cassell said.

Two shots rang out. Coco had a bullet wound in his back and in his chest, according to Fernandez and his girlfriend, Yurisel De La Torre. Both were at work at the time.

The suspect, whose name and charges were not released, was arrested a few doors away.

Cassell said the dog's death was a mistake and the department offered apologies to the family.

"This is an extra unfortunate incident," he said. "All cops are animal lovers and it hurts us deeply when something like this occurs."

A next-door neighbor said she never heard Coco bark or growl at the officers.

source:ReviewJournal.com - News - BACKYARD INCIDENT: Family's pet 'Coco' killed by police

2 news stories in the same news cycle of dogs being killed by police.. It seems to be becoming a trend

What I want to know is, quite simply since the beginning of time meter readers, electricians, telephone, cable, Fed-Ex, UPS and the Post office and many others have entered people's property unarmed and dealt with dogs.. Should we start arming them to deal with the family pooch as well? What is with this? Am I off base to be concerned about this?

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