Deputies visit wrong house, shoot, kill dog

anniston, alabama

Kathy and Rodney Wyatt buried their 5-year-old blue heeler Australian shepard Thursday. The day before, Calhoun County deputies shot the dog to death while trying serve civil papers to the Wyatts’ neighbor.

The Wyatts say their dog, Blue Boy, was a well-trained thoroughbred, who used to herd cattle and did not have a history of violence. But a sheriff’s report stated the dog ran toward deputies in an “aggressive manner” prompting them to fire their weapons.

“When you unchain him, he is like a dog that has been chained. He comes running, but that is just the way he greets you,” Kathy said. “I do not believe he was going to do it like (he) was going to attack.”

The deputy was reportedly trying to serve a civil paper around 10 a.m. to a neighbor. The neighbor used to live at Wyatts’ address but moved one house down. Kathy and Rodney Wyatt were away at work and, when no one answered the door, the deputy turned to go back to his vehicle, Sheriff Larry Amerson said.

That is when the dog, who was barking, broke the chain it was leashed to and ran in the deputy’s direction. The deputy fired one shot, missed, and the dog ran away, Amerson said.

According to the report, the deputy contacted his supervisor, a second deputy arrived, and Animal Control was called to the scene. Amerson said the dog again displayed aggressive behavior, prompting deputies to draw their weapons, but the dog turned away and deputies reportedly withheld fire.

In the meantime, Blue Boy began chasing cars, but became distracted and returned to the yard according to the report. Amerson said as the dog came back into the yard a deputy fired again, striking Blue Boy in the hip area.

Animal Control officers and deputies teamed up to try to take the dog back to the animal control officer’s vehicle but the dog again growled, prompting a deputy to fire a fatal shot.

Wyatt said her dog was lively, but not violent. The couple thinks the deputies mistook the dog’s vivacious tendencies for violence and acted hastily.

“I’m very upset that it happened, but the way it happened, I think, was unnecessary,” Kathy Wyatt said. “They had no reason to do what they did.”

She received a call from Animal Control shortly after the incident and rushed home from her job in Gadsden. Kathy Wyatt said she knew Animal Control officers had Blue Boy, so she was not surprised to arrive home and find an empty yard, but at 2 p.m., she received another call notifying her for the first time that the dog had been shot and killed.

“It’s an animal, but it’s like a kid, too, and that was his baby,” Kathy Wyatt said of her husband’s relationship to the dog.

Rodney Wyatt told his wife he no longer wanted to live there after the incident. The couple began looking for a new home last night.

After reading the initial report, Amerson said he thinks his deputies followed the proper protocol.

“They’re trained to act in self-defense, and if they’re being attacked, they are authorized to use force to protect themselves,” he said.

Amerson also said it was an unfortunate incident and that deputies never want to harm someone’s pet.

“It is very upsetting to people when an animal they love has been killed,” he said.

Pit bull shot, killed outside owner’s home

cabarrus county, north carolina

A Cabarrus County animal control officer shot and killed a family’s pit bull in the Ridge Crossing subdivision off Pitt School Road Thursday night after a caller said the dog had pinned her and her son and they couldn't get free.

The officer shot the dog after other law enforcement officers told him it had acted aggressively toward them, Animal Control Sgt. Bryan Archer said this afternoon.

Archer said Animal Control picked up another pit bull at the scene who was “sweet as can be.” Archer, who owns a pit bull, said he felt for Daniels but that the officers were responding to a report of a dog acting aggressively toward people.

Jeff Daniels, who owns both dogs, said Bella, the 4-year-old that was shot and killed, was never aggressive and was shot only after the officer told him he chased her for 20 minutes and didn’t want to pursue her anymore.

Daniels, who was out to dinner at the time, said he asked the officer if Bella had been aggressive toward him and the officer said no, that other officers had told him she’d been aggressive toward them.

The incident happened after the dogs somehow slipped through a narrow opening in the family’s backyard wood fence, Daniels said.

Daniels said he’s raised the breed for 22 years and has always tried to dispel the notion that they’re aggressive and should be feared.

22 years?! he ought to know better!

Bella was his young daughter’s best friend since age 2, he said. “My six-year-old cried herself to sleep last night,” he said.

Officers kill attacking pit bulls

roy, utah

Police shot and killed two pit bulls this afternoon after the dogs attacked officers who were trying to approach a person of interest in a recent robbery.

Officers had been doing undercover surveillance on a home near 2300 North and 700 West in Clinton for several days and were attempting to serve a search warrant on the property when the dogs attacked, said Police Chief Greg Whinham.

One of the animals bit an officer, but the wound is fairly small, Whinham said.

After shooting the dogs, officers took a man who lives at the home into custody.

He is a person of interest in a robbery that occurred on April 19 at Hoffman Cleaners at 1995 W. 5600 South. That afternoon, a masked man entered the business with a handgun and demanded cash from a female clerk. The robber then fled on foot and employees ran into the back room to call police.

The man is currently being questioned by police and they plan to release his name later time if he is placed under arrest for the robbery. Whinham said they are also investigating whether the man deliberately ordered the dogs to attack the officers. If so, the man could face charges in that incident.

Officers had been concerned about approaching the home because of the pit bulls.

"One of the key issues during surveillance was the aggressive dogs," Whinham said. "We were aware of them and prepared for it going into the operation."

UPDATE!

here's the loser the police were there to arrest when the ugly dogs got in the way.

ERIC LAMAR PALMER, 26

his daddy's panties are in a twist over the dogs' dirt naps. he denies his son or the ugly dogs posed any risk to the officers.

Woman upset that officer shot dog

thomasville, north carolina

A Thomasville woman is upset that a Thomasville police officer shot and killed her dog Tuesday night.

Jessica Rumley, 22, of 504 Roosevelt Ave., said her 6-month-old pit bull, Guason, had gotten out of his lot and was shot while she was at work.

“I’m past crying,” Rumley said. “I just want something done about it.”

Thomasville police say an investigation is continuing but the officer responsible for the shooting followed department policy. Capt. L.L. Wesley of the Thomasville Police Department said indications are that the dog rushed the officer, and he shot it to defend himself.

Rumley said she was at work about 8 p.m. when she received a call about the incident. She works as a waitress. Rumley said she rushed home, but the dog was already dead. She said she and her boyfriend kept Guason and another dog in a pen, and the two got loose while they weren’t home. Rumley said Guason wasn’t aggressive.

“If the officer had said, ‘Sit!’ he probably would have done it,” she said.

Rumley said one of her neighbors witnessed the incident and was upset by the manner the officer handled it. Following the shooting, Rumley was issued a citation for allowing her dog to run loose.

Wesley agreed that one of Rumley’s neighbors was upset by the way the incident was handled. Another, he said, said police did exactly what they should have.

Wesley said one of the problems was that the incident happened in the evening when it wasn’t possible to get an officer from animal control involved. Police officers don’t carry equipment in their patrol cars to handle aggressive dogs.

“We don’t go out with big leather gloves and catch poles,” Wesley said. “It’s just not possible.”

But he said that owners of aggressive breeds like pit bulls have to make sure their animals are secure.

“They have an incredible responsibility for that animal,” Wesley said.

Dogs shot, owners at odds with police

overton, texas

An East Texas couple is furious over their dogs being shot by a police officer and are looking at possible legal action.

It happened back on April 17th when officers were called to an Overton residence on Ballbark Road where they shot two dogs that were fighting with each other.

We talked with the dogs owners Tuesday.

While they still question whether this was necessary, police say there was no other way to stop the attack.

A Catahoula named Rodeo and an American Bulldog named Boomer were shot by an Overton police officer during a dog-on-dog attack - something the owners say did not have to happen.

"There were gunshots going of at my house...so I rushed over here to find my 3-and-a-half-year-old American Bulldog laying on the porch with blood everywhere," said Tara Whitfield.

The police report shows, an officer shot one dog behind the front leg, not wanting to take a chance that either dog would have attacked a person or another animal. Again, the Whitfields contest that, saying one dog was still tied up when shot.

"They were never going to hurt anybody else and the one they shot first he was tied up," said Brandon Whitfield.

"I was never afraid to have my child around any of the dogs," said Tara Whitfield. "I had neighbors that always played with my dogs."

The police report verifies that an officer shot Rodeo, which had inflicted wounds to the other dog, and that another shot was fired to separate the dogs.

"The only thing that I saw that was causing the blood was the gunshot wound," said Tara Whitfield. "They could have maced them or shot the ground to scare them."

"Man, it's just heartbreaking," said Brandon Whitfield. "I don't see where they were justified in shooting my dogs."

Whitfield says they had never had a problem with the dogs before.

"No, I had never had anyone come to my door," she said.

But, there had been at least one other incident, a call from nearly a year ago shows an officer was bitten by one of the dogs. But, the Whitfields remain steadfast. because they are fucking idiots!

"I just want my voice heard," said Tara Whitfield. "...I want awareness and prevention for these animals because I don't think that was right. I think that was animal cruelty."

"I don't want this to happen six months down the road to somebody else," said Brandon Whitfield.

For now, the Whitfields have hired a lawyer to pursue legal action.

Both dogs have been buried.

While Overton police did share the police report with us, so far, police and city officials have declined to comment on camera.

here is a perfect example of why police should just shoot these ugly fuckers

portland, oregon

A Portland police officer who was bitten in the leg by a pitbull while investigating a suspected drug house developed a serious infection and is now hospitalized.

Officer Stephen Gandy, 33 and a nine-year bureau member, had surgery to remove part of his upper right thigh as a result of the infection, police said.

Gandy was in serious condition at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center's Oregon Burn Center on Friday, said hospital spokeswoman Kathy Gorman.

Gandy, who is assigned to East Precinct's neighborhood response team, was investigating a drug house complaint with other team members on April 12 in the 220 block of Southeast 148th Avenue.

The officers were watching people coming and going from the suspected drug house. When police saw what they thought was a drug deal and approached the suspects, one ran to a home, and Gandy ran after him.

Gandy was on the front porch when a pit bull ran out of the house and lunged at him, biting him in the right leg, East Precinct Capt. Bill Walker said.

The dog bite occurred about 1:30 p.m.

Gandy didn't seek medical attention right away, choosing to continue the investigation and wait until the end of his shift, when he drove himself to Portland Adventist Hospital, Walker said.

He was treated and released that day.

But the wound became infected, and Gandy, who lives in Gresham, went to Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center the following weekend. On April 20, he was admitted to Mt. Hood and then taken to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland.

He underwent surgery there to remove part of the infected skin near the bite on his thigh.

Portland police were told that Gandy suffered a blood infection more aggressive than MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and could be fatal. Gandy's wife also contracted an infection but is not hospitalized, police said.

By Friday, police were told Gandy was improving.

"It's very troublesome that it happened. "We're all praying for him, that's for sure," Assistant Chief Brian Martinek said.

Martinek said the bureau trains officers about blood-borne pathogens and reminds officers to keep their cuts and scrapes clean and treated. "We want people to get medical care, and make sure it's taken care of as soon as possible," Martinek said. "This is just an example of the risks police officers take everyday. I mean, how do you plan for the pit bull to come out and bite you?"

The pitbull is on a police evidence hold and quarantined at Multnomah County's Animal Control, shelter manager John Rowton said. No arrest has been made stemming from the dog bite incident.

DIRT NAP!

update

A Portland police officer who lost part of his thigh after a pit bull bit him is suing the dog's keepers for $883,500.

Stephen W. Gandy filed suit this week in Multnomah County Circuit Court for pain and suffering, medical expenses and lost wages caused by the April 12 bite, which became seriously infected. Surgeons removed part of his thigh the following week.

Gandy was investigating a suspected drug house in the 220 block of Southeast 148th Avenue and chased a suspect on to the porch. Gandy grabbed the man's jacket, but The man opened a door to the home and slipped away. "Caesar," the pit bull, ran out and bit Gandy without provocation, the suit states.

Gandy's Portland attorney, Lori Deveny, said the state's worker compensation fund has paid Gandy some money, but it doesn't cover all of his losses. Deveny said the fund pays for medical bills, lost wages and permanent disability that prevents someone from working, but it doesn't pay for pain and suffering.

The suit names Delores, Jonathan and Laurette Pierce who lived in the house and had control of the dog. and claims that the dog was a public nuisance and a dangerous dog. It had previously attacked another police officer, who shot it, said Gandy's Portland attorney, Lori Deveny.

Deveny said the homeowner "refused to provide his insurance information, saying it was just a scratch."

According to police, Gandy finished his shift that day before driving himself to Adventist Medical Center, where he was treated and released. Days later, he went to Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center because the wound became infected. He was admitted there, then taken to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, where he underwent surgery.

Today, Gandy's health has greatly approved and he's back to patrol. The dog was destroyed because it was determined to be dangerous, Deveny said.

Sheriff's deputy kills pit bull on Vallejo street after dog showed aggression

solano county, california

A Solano County Sheriff deputy shot and killed a brown male pit bull about 7:20 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of Alameda Street after the canine approached him in an aggressive manner, officials said.

The dog that its owners named Goone, had previously chased a woman who fended him off with an umbrella, and advanced toward a man who held up a jacket, Sheriff's Sgt. Walt Gilliam said.

The dog did not bite anybody, Benicia Vallejo Humane Society Director of Animal Services David Sidie said. Neither the woman nor the man required medical treatment, officers said.

The woman flagged down a deputy driving by at the time, Gilliam said. After the dog growled and advanced toward the deputy, he shot and killed the animal, he added.

Animal control officers took the dog's body away, and cited pet owner Eli Perez for violating the city's "dog at large" code which requires canines be restrained, Sidie said.

The humane society had one prior complaint about the pit bull roaming around the neighborhood on March 26, Sidie added. one documented complaint.

Perez said Goone was friendly, and not aggressive. He said his pet got out of the first floor level of his family's house by breaking through a screen on a window that had been left open.

"We thought he was downstairs the whole time," Perez said. "I called to him and when he didn't answer I came outside and saw all the police officers" in the street.

Perez and his wife Lidia have owned the dog for about six months. He said they got it as a gift to their daughter, Niviea, who just turned aged 2, he said.

Lidia Perez said she is angry and shocked an officer would shoot a dog, and added she wants evidence that her pet had harmed somebody. they already said the ugly dog didn't bite anyone!!!!

Gilliam said the shooting will be reviewed by a sheriff's review team as a matter of procedure.

pit nutter whining about the cops shooting her loose menacing ugly dog

clarksville, tennessee

A Clarksville pet owner said a police officer went too far when he shot her dog.

Police said they received a call that the dog, a pit bull, was attacking two children getting off their school bus.

"The dog was snarling, growling, showing teeth," said Officer Jim Knoll of the Clarksville Police Department.

The officer who responded said the dog ran at him, so he shot it in the shoulder.

"In this particular situation, the officer thought the animal was going to bite him, cause him serious bodily harm, so he defended himself," said Knoll.

Nakia Jones said her dog was off its leash but she said there's no proof anyone was in danger. Jones said the dog didn't bite anyone, and the police report doesn't say anything about anyone being bitten.

"The blood, just coming and just kept coming. All he could do was just lay down," said Jones. "Why shoot the dog? Why? Yeah, he was loose or whatever, but he could have called Animal Control."

"I really feel bad for that dog, and it tears my heart up," said neighbor Gregory Hooper. "I know it's a pretty nice dog. I mean, I probably could walk up right now and pet him. Look, his tail is wagging. It lets you know right there he's not an aggressive dog."

Police don't know who the kids were.

Jones said the dog, Cane, was rescued from an abusive home.

Jones was cited for not having dog on a leash. She said she plans to sue.

"You don't have time to sit there and think, 'Well, is this animal going to bite me? Is this animal not going to bite me?'" said Knoll. "The animal is charging you, and you think it's going to bite you, then you need to take appropriate action as quickly as you can.

The Clarksville Police Department has launched an internal investigation to determine if the officer made the appropriate choice.

Police: Officers Shoot Combative Man's Agressive Dog

seattle, washington

Seattle police officers said an incident that began with a confrontation with an intoxicated man ended with the fatal shooting of the man's dog.

Shortly before midnight Sunday, two bicycle officers were talking to four people in an alley behind a Columbia City tavern when a drunken man approached and began interfering with their investigation, a Seattle police news release said.

Police said the man, who is 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 300 pounds, grabbed an officer's bike and then took up a fighting stance and said, “Let’s fight!”

Police said after the man refused to obey officers' orders to get on the ground, an officer attempted to use pepper spray on the man and take him into custody, but the suspect was able to shake off the officer and run up a flight of stairs into an apartment.

Officers released the four people in the alley and began moving toward the stairs when the suspect began throwing metal items at them from above, nearly striking the officers and people below, the news release said.

Officers said they approached the man's apartment and heard a dog barking and growling on the other side of the door. They announced their presence and told the man to secure his dog.

The man then released the dog into the hallway, the animal retreated back into the apartment and officers told the suspect to secure his dog again, police said.

Officer said they then heard the suspect tell the dog to “Get ‘em!” and the dog charged them.

One of the officers was not able to retreat any further due to the size of the landing, and when the dog got close enough to bite him, the officer fired two shots at the dog and killed it.

Police said once again, the man refused to comply when police ordered him to the ground, then one officer used a Taser on the man. The suspect was taken into custody and later transported to Harborview Medical Center to be evaluated for intoxication.

The 42- year-old suspect was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of assault and harassment.

outfuckingstanding

trenton, missouri

A Trenton woman sustained injuries to her hand and foot after being attacked by two dogs near Gladys Grimes Park.

According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, an adult woman was mushroom hunting near the park when she was attacked by two Pit Bull dogs. She was able to get in a tree and call her husband for help. He shot both dogs, which were later found deceased. The dogs were checked for microchips, with none found. As of early afternoon, the owner had not been located. The heads of both dogs have been taken to the Grundy County Health Department and will be sent to Jefferson City to determine if the dogs had rabies.

The victim sustained injuries to her left hand and left foot, with stitches required.

Deputy Bryan Roberts and Trenton Police Officers Jerry Smith and Cyle Fewins were on the scene.

Central Texas Police Officer Shoots Aggressive Pit Bull

gatesville, texas

A pit bull that was one of a pack of four dogs that chased a young woman Sunday morning along College St., in Gatesville, was shot and killed by a police officer who responded to a call for help.

Gatesville Police Chief Nathan Gohlke told News 10 the woman was walking in the 600 and 700 block of College when four aggressive dogs confronted her.

She was close to her home and was able to run inside before she was attacked, he said.

The woman was not injured, but she did call police to report the dogs.

An officer who was dispatched the respond to the report was confronted by two of the dogs, which were acting in a very aggressive manner, Gohlke said.

The officer shot and killed one of the dogs, which was a pit bull.

He eventually located the other three dogs at their owner's home.

The area where the dogs were found is close to Raby Park near downtown Gatesville.

It is not known if a citation was issued to the dogs' owner.

Man attacked by pitbulls

johannesburg

A man was seriously injured after being mauled by two pitbull terriers in Pioneer Park, south of Johannesburg, Gauteng paramedics said.

The man was on his lawn when the dogs attacked him on Sunday morning, said Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha.

"It was unknown who the dogs belonged to."

A short while later, police shot one of the dogs and a search had begun for the other.

The man was taken to the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic hospital for treatment.

and now comes the nutters....

A 51-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being attacked by pitbull terriers in Pioneer Park, south of Johannesburg yesterday.

“The dogs mauled him. He sustained serious injuries and he was taken to Milpark Hospital where surgery was performed on him,” Netcare911 spokesman Chris Botha said yesterday.

Botha said the victim, a Transport Museum employee, had been cutting his lawn when the two dogs attacked him.

He said one of the dogs was later shot and killed by the police and the other managed to flee. The owner of the dogs is unknown.

SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) spokesman Alfred Dlamini said police had no right to shoot the dog. “The animal can only be shot during the attack, not after,” he said.

Dlamini said in cases where an animal was “wrongfully” killed , the person found guilty could be fined or face a jail sentence.

The police could not immediately comment on the incident.

2 dogs running loose, acting aggressively shot by Allentown police officer

salisbury township, pennsylvania

A Salisbury Township man suddenly found himself tearfully digging burial holes for his two large dogs Saturday after an Allentown police officer shot them both in the head.

Police said the two dogs -- Giovanni, a 2-year-old Neapolitan mastiff and Maddie, a 1-year-old Neapolitan/bull terrier mix -- were shot after they chased an Allentown woman and a man, then charged a police officer.

The owner of the dogs, Gary Male of Mountain Lane, insists the dogs were not aggressive. He said Giovanni, who weighed 140 pounds, was a ''gentle giant'' and Maddie had a lot of energy, but loved to snuggle up to people with her 94-pound body.

''They don't attack anybody,'' Male said. ''I think the police overreacted. Why wouldn't you find out whose dogs they were before shooting them?''

Male said the dogs must have jumped the fence and one apparently ripped his collar off. The other, he said, was wearing a collar when shot.

Male questioned if an Allentown officer has jurisdiction to shoot dogs in neighboring Salisbury Township and he wonders why the officer didn't try to contact an animal control official if he felt threatened.

Allentown Assistant Police Chief Joseph Hanna said the dogs were apparently in Allentown at some point because the first caller to complain about them came from the city. A man said he had to jump over a fence and onto a porch to get away from the dog, Hanna said.

When the officer, whom Hanna would not name, responded, he called for a vehicle to pick the dogs up, But they growled and snarled at the officer and came within 3 to 5 feet of him, so he started shooting, Hanna said.

''What we've gathered preliminarily is that it was common practice that these dogs ran at large,'' Hanna said.

He also said Male will be cited, but he couldn't say exactly what for.

Male, a 50-year-old sales representative in Easton who also works as a landscaper on the side, said he was working on someone's lawn around noon Saturday when he was told his dogs had been shot.

''I dropped everything and left,'' said Male, who owns four other dogs.

When he returned home, neighbors were helping his fiancee carry home the dogs' carcasses so he could bury them.

Man shoots dog in Magna yard

magna, utah

A man shot a dog that was fighting with another dog in Magna Friday night.

Police say two families share a home near 2800 South and 9000 West. They both have dogs, but the dogs don't get along.

The dogs ended up in the backyard together Friday night and started fighting. That's when one of the residents pulled a gun to stop it.

"The male that lives downstairs came out," said Lt. John Barker with Unified Police Department. "He has his concealed weapons permit and tried to protect his animal and fired some shots at the dog."

Police say the dog was hit, but is expected to survive. Both animals went to the vet to get fixed up.

Police have not made any arrests.

Police: Tacoma Officer Fatally Shoots 'Charging' Dog

tacoma, washington

A Tacoma police officer fatally shot a dog that was charging at him after police responded to a burglar alarm Wednesday night, said Mark Fulghum of the Tacoma Police Department.

When the officers got out of their car near South Lawrence Street and South 60th Street, a neighbor let her dogs out of her house. One of the dogs chased a cat and the other charged the officers, Fulghum said.

"The officers saw the dog barking aggressively and charging at them," Fulghum told the Tacoma News Tribune. "They yelled at the dog’s owner to get the dog under control." Then one officer fired at the dog, a black Labrador mix.

The officer "at the last possible second before being bitten" shot the dog, said Fulghum.

"I heard four gunshots," Kay Conway, the dog's owner, told the Tacoma News Tribune. "Then I heard a dog yelp twice." She ran to the alley, where she saw the dog's body.

A sergeant was called to the scene because a weapon had been discharged. On initial review, the sergeant wrote in his report that the shooting fell within departmental guidelines, Fulghum said.

The officer remains on patrol and the shooting review board is conducting a standard review of the situation.

people biting pitbulls

central minnesota

So Im going to be blunt...Why is it that so many dogs of this breed bit and attack people? Please awnser respectfully couse ive owned the breed and am being the DEVELS ADVOCATE her and looking for people who have owned this breed a long time and are not newwbie to this breed and say dumb things like well all dogs bite! I shot my dog within 60seconds of biting my kid in the face and now have to deal with my entire family of I TOLD YA SO"s!!!! I love this breed to death and know the probability of geting a bad representian of the breed is whats at hand but what the HELL. If you breed gamebred pitbulls and have what the ADBA or whatever registrie has for the breed standard as far correct temperment I am wiiling to fly to yourplace and pay top dollar for a correct temperment dog just to shut everybody up. please PM any puppies avallable or I will give phone # and talk direct. I do not fight dogs I am looking for a champanion to go with on car rides, spingpole,wieghtpull, long runs enjoy family gathering, hunting trips and just being a dam dog! without wanting to attack a kid!!!

this is how its done nutters!

sherwood township, michigan

A pit bull was shot and killed by its owner after the animal attacked a teenager.

Sheriff's deputies were dispatched about 5:10 p.m. Wednesday to a home at 884 of Lilac Lane in Sherwood Township.

They arrived and found Joshua Hicks, 13, of Coldwater in the bathroom, suffering from wounds on his arms, a leg, chest and face. He was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo.

The dog's owner -- 19-year-old George Burns -- killed the dog before police got to his home.

Branch County Sheriff's Animal Control continues to investigate the incident.

Pit bull shot to death by Caldwell Police

caldwell, idaho

Caldwell Police shot and killed an aggressive pit bull Tuesday night while trying to execute a search warrant on a suspected drug house.

Around 7:30 p.m. officers with the Tactical Response Team approached the house in the 600 block of S. Kimball in Caldwell. Officers had obtained a search warrant after receiving information about illegal drugs and guns inside the residence.

Officers ordered the residents to exit the house over a public address system. One juvenile male came out and was detained. A large pit bull then ran out into the yard and began parking at police. The dog then charged officers and was shot several times. The dog then turned and ran towards the back of the house where other officers were holding a perimeter. The dog came at police and was fatally shot.

During a search of the house, police found user amounts of marijuana, drug and gang paraphernalia and two firearms. The juvenile was questioned by police and later released.

Police says this investigation is ongoing.

Cops: Seminole man robbed banks wearing Hollywood mask

clever pit nutter criminal CONRAD ZDZIERAK

springdale, ohio

A former Tampa Bay resident is accused of wearing a Hollywood-style mask to disguise his race while robbing five banks in Ohio.

Detectives say 30-year-old Conrad Zdzierak used a mask known as "The Player" to alter his appearance and make him look African-American.

Officers say the bank robber, known only as the "hairless" robber, targeted four banks and a CVS pharmacy in the span of three hours on April 9. Various police departments throughout Hamilton County were unable to catch the man because of his disguise.

"The suspect seen in the surveillance photographs and that we were looking for, we believed to be an African American male. The suspect was actually a male, white, who was wearing an elaborate disguise," said Springdale Police Lieutenant Michael Mathis.

Investigators believe Zdzierak was likely eluding capture by taking off the mask between the robberies and driving to his next target all the while police were searching for a black man.

It took a tip from Crimestoppers before police were able to zero in on Zdzierak as their prime suspect.

A Volvo seen driving away from one of the robberies matched the description of a car parked at an Extended Stay America Hotel.

"The more we investigated the more promising it looked," Mathis said.

Officers say the interior of the Volvo in the hotel parking lot was coated red from an exploded dye pack bank tellers had slipped into a bag used to hold the stolen money

Authorities obtained a search warrant and officers from various police departments and agents from the Cincinnati FBI office converged on the hotel.

When police opened the Zdzierak's hotel room door they encountered his pit bull which bit one of the officers. The dog was shot and killed by an officer during the attack. The officer bit by Zdzierak's was not seriously injured.

Police found Zdzierak hiding in the bathroom.

Investigators say they found the mask, clothing worn during the robberies, and money with serial numbers matching bills stolen in the robberies. But it was the elaborate mask that police say Zdzierak used in the robberies that really got their attention.

"He wore what I’m calling a ‘Hollywood quality’ mask," Michael Mathis said. "These things cost $600-$700."

Police arrested Zdzierak and charged him with six counts of aggravated robbery.

In addition to the five robberies he committed on April 9, police say Zdzierak robbed a bank on March 5. A few days after his first robbery, Zdzierak was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. He bonded out of jail after that arrest.

"You are the type of villain we read about in novels and see in the movies,'' Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Melissa Powers told Conrad Zdzierak when he appeared in court last Friday. She ordered him held on $3 million bond.

Police say the Polish native had been living in the hotel room since at least last September.

Previously, Zdzierak called Seminole here in Florida home. He was arrested in 2005 in Pinellas County for cocaine possession and battery. Court records show Zdzierak received four years probation and had adjudication withheld.

Police shoot charging dogs

clinton, massachusetts

Police shot two English mastiffs at about 10:30 a.m. Monday after they attacked a toy poodle and its owner, and then charged the two police officers that responded to the scene on Megan Circle.

Walter O’Clair, of 4 Meghan Circle, was in his garage with his toy poodle Dusty, when the two English mastiffs attacked his dog, according to Police Lt. Joseph Casasanto. One dog was 200 pounds and the second dog was 150 pounds, he said.

O’Clair was bitten when he tried to get his dog out of the mouth of the dogs, which took turns attacking the poodle, according to Officer Paul Silvester, one of the responding officers.

O’Clair managed to get his dog out of the mouth of one of the big dogs, and then took Dusty to his pickup truck. He called police who responded to the scene. The dog was wounded, but is home after being treated.

The dogs weren’t visible when the police first got there, and after speaking with O’Clair about the dogs, Silverster and Officer James McNamara headed in the direction that O’Clair had seen the dogs run away. “They had gone down along the river, and then they saw us,” Silvester said. “They charged us. We did our best to call them off, to get their attention. But it was pretty obvious they meant business.”

The dogs were barking and growling in an aggressive manner, and when the officers took out their guns, the dogs didn’t slow down.

Silvester said that he has dealt with many aggressive dogs over the years, but never had to shoot one before Monday morning. Normally, most dogs react the way most people react when they see a gun; they get scared and stop, he said.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” he said. They were running in tandem at full speed, he said. The officers shot the dogs 11 times, he said. “They continued to charge after they were shot,” Silvester said.

Silvester said he and McNamara only had a few seconds to decide what to do. They were worried about what would happen if the dogs got by them, since it’s school vacation and children would be playing outside, he said.

“If there had only been one of us (on the call), there might have been a very different outcome,” he said.

The dogs belong to Michael Cassella, of 11 Nathan Drive, who was away on vacation. The dogs dug their way out of their fenced-in backyard, Casasanto said. There was a friend checking on the dogs and feeding them several times a day, he said. Silvester said Cassella and the dogs had been at the Nathan Drive address for less than a month.

O’Clair had never seen the dogs before Monday, Silvester said. The Police Dept. is unaware of any previous complaints about the dog, Casasanto said.

“It was a traumatic event for the victim, for the person watching the dogs for them, and for the owner of the dogs,” Silvester said. “And it was unsettling for us as officers.”

Officer shoots dog while in pursuit of burglary suspects

huntsville, alabama

An officer shot and killed a dog. Investigators say the pit bull was released on the officer by burglary suspects.

This investigation centers around a home on Lumary Drive in North Huntsville off Winchester Road. At least two of the suspects are 17 years old.

Police say it all started early Tuesday afternoon when a neighbor witnessed a burglary and called authorities. Officers were dispatched to the neighborhood and that is when one of them spotted some of the juveniles walking in front of this house.

Police say some of the suspects live there.

Sergeant Larry Childress, who is the supervisor on the scene, says one of the teens went in the home through the front door and released a pit bull on the officer and as a result, the officer fired his gun to protect himself from the animal.

Some neighbors who heard multiple shots fired told us the pit bull often pushes through the glass door and runs into the yard.

One said it's aggressive, another told us it's a friendly dog and she feels the officer could have used different action to defend himself.

The officer told WAFF 48 the dog made a beeline for him. The shift supervisor has to account for the rounds fired.

He tells us those rounds were recovered.

"The officer ordered him to stop in the yard to conduct the investigation for the burglary. At that point he refused to stop and went inside the house and released the dog and the charge charged the officer," said Sgt. Larry Childress, Supervisor.

An after action report will be written because deadly force was used.

One of the teens has been charged with third degree burglary, another will be charged with third degree burglary and the remaining two were just released after questioning.

2 Pit Bulls Tased, Shot

2 Pit Bulls Tased, Shot

Police killed one dog and Tased another on Friday.

At 12:41 a.m. on Friday, police responded to a report of shots fired at 88 Kensington St. They found a man and his unleashed pit bull in the rear yard of 99 Kensington St. As officers approached, the dog became aggressive and was restrained by the man. As officers were handcuffing him, police took the dog by the collar. He bit one cop, Officer Marshall, on the hand. Officers tried to Tase the dog but it fled and could not be found. Officer Marshall was treated at the Hospital of St. Raphael. The man was charged with criminal trespassing.

Later, at 2:49 a.m., police responded to a domestic complaint. Upon arrival at the house, the officers were spotted by a man on the porch, who fled inside. Police followed him inside and arrested him. During the pursuit, Officer A. Sinanis was attacked by a pit bull. Sinanis fired multiple shots at the dog, fatally wounding it.

The man on the porch was arrested on domestic charges. Police searched the home and issued narcotics charges. The police report did not make clear whom was charged.

paging tom skeldon

toledo, ohio

An 11-year old girl is in the hospital after two pit bulls attacked her Sunday night.

It happened on the city's east side on Dover Place just before 6 o'clock.

Cops say the girl was riding her bike when the dogs jumped a fence. People tried to help the little girl and got bit in the process, that includes a Toledo Police officer.

Andrae Kynard did what he could to help the girl when he saw what was happening.

"I see these dogs attacking this little girl, I was nervous and scared," said Kynard, who drove by when the attack happened.

"She was bleeding pretty bad in a whole bunch of different places, she had big gashes, she was going pretty hysterical," Kynard went on.

In the meantime, the dogs attacked again... and a TPD officer was involved.

"Just as they started to walk up, one of the pits jumped the fence and the officer, it immediately attacked the officer, he got bit but in the process of trying to fend the dog off, he shot the dog twice," said Sgt. Mark Evanoff, of the Toledo Police Department.

Luckily, the victims involved in the dog attack.. are expected to be OK. Toledo police tell say the owner of the pit bulls will be cited.

UPDATE the owner has been cited for dogs at large, no license and no proof of rabies.

waterloo, iowa happy ending

waterloo, iowa

A resident killed a pit bull with a knife after it attacked his own dog Saturday night.

The stabbing was the second weekend incident where an attacking dog was slain, according to police reports.

In the most recent incident, William Leasure said two loose pit bulls went after Buddy, his 3-year-old black lab-German shepherd mix in his own backyard in the 1000 block of West Third Street.

Leasure was in the front yard when he heard the commotion at about 11:20 p.m.

"I thought he had a cat. I grabbed a flashlight to go look," he said.

But before he got there, other family members told him two dogs were attacking Buddy, and Leasure snatched up a fillet knife instead.

Leasure went to defend his dog, and one of the attackers came after him and bit at his arm, grazing it, according to the police report.

He stabbed the dog three times in the side with the knife.

"I did what I had to do," Leasure said.

The second four-legged assailant continued to go after Buddy, and Leasure clubbed him with a metal bed rail that was in the yard.

Authorities later found the stabbed pit bull dead in a nearby alley, and Animal Control seized the other pit bull.

Buddy was also injured.

"He's fine. He's got a little limp, he's got gash mark on his forehead," Leasure said.

Neither of the attacking dogs had tags, and it wasn't clear who owned them. Animal Control officials are investigating the incident.

AWESOME DUDE!

Also on Saturday afternoon, a Waterloo police officer shot a pit bull that went after a couple pushing a child in a stroller in the 1800 block of Commercial Street.

Animal Control workers and the officer were trying to capture the dog when it charged the officer, and the officer fired his handgun to defend himself.

The dog had to be put down because of its injuries.

Waterloo Police shoot pit bull

waterloo, iowa

An officer shot a pit bull after it attacked passersby with a child stroller and then charged police Saturday afternoon.

The dog was taken to a veterinarian but had to be put down because of its injuries, police said.

It wasn't immediately known if any people were injured.

The incident happened about 2:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of Commercial Street. A mail carrier noticed the dog was loose and tried to tell a couple pushing a stroller, said Deb Wion, who later heard the gunshot.

"He tried warning them, but before he could, the dog went charging after them," Wion said.

Police and animal control officers responded and attempted to detain the dog, authorities said.

That's when the dog charged a Waterloo police officer, and the officer shot the dog with his handgun, according to police.

The dog's owner, who lives in the same block, declined to comment.

Residents said dogs have caused problems in the neighborhood before.

About two weeks ago, a pit bull chased the same letter carrier, and mail on the block didn't run for a few days after that, three neighbors said.

At Least 1 Injured In Hyde Park Dog Attack

los angeles, california

At least two people were attacked by three dogs in the Hyde Park area early Friday. Authorities shot and killed one of the dogs and captured the other two.

Police received a call of a woman attacked by three bullmastiffs while walking in the area of Alviso and Slauson avenues at about 1 a.m.

When they arrived on scene, police said it was a chaotic scene, with the dogs running on Slauson Avenue, chasing after people. Cars were driving around the large animals, trying to get them away from the woman.

"They were extremely aggressive, they were attacking the black and whites," said LAPD Sgt. Raymond Madrid.

Police were able to eventually get control of the dogs. The dogs were apparently extremely aggressive, and one of the dogs went after authorities, forcing police to shoot and kill it. The two other dogs are in the custody of animal control.

A woman was taken to a local hospital with what authorities described as serious bite injuries. A man was also taken to the hospital after being injured trying to help the woman, and police said others were also injured.

Residents said they were literally running for their lives.

"It was very scary," said Virginia Blackwell of Hyde Park. "They were looking like they were hungry."

Experts say pack attacks of this nature are very different than an attack by a single dog.

"It quickly turns into a competitive game between the dogs. They want something," said animal behaviorist Harrison Forbes.

Forbes says in this case that "something" was the woman. He says if you are faced with an angry pack of dogs do not run or scream. Instead, he says try to get them to go after something other than you.

"If you have a purse or a jacket, just throw it," said Forbes. "If you throw it and become very still all of a sudden they are fighting each other over the bag and tearing it to pieces."

Police are trying to figure out why they were running loose. The owner of the dogs is being questioned by authorities.

The dogs each weigh well over 100 pounds. An animal control official said the dogs were two males and a female Neapolitan Mastiff.

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WHY DIDN'T THIS MAKE THE NEWS?

LETTERS: April 15, 2010

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Reader comments on dog shooting

On April 7, my neighbor had an incident where his dogs got into a fight resulting in the death of one of his dogs. This man was a responsible dog owner who kept the dogs separated, and behind locked gates — not one, but two fences. The man was not home at the time and was going to have to come home and find one of his dogs dead due to the conflict. The attacking dogs were only protecting their puppy.

As I said before, the man had the dogs separated in case of such an incident, but as many dog owners know some dogs find a way out. Soon the New Albany Police Department showed up, as well as animal control. At this point, the one dog was dead and the conflict had ended. The attacking dogs were still in their yard, secure and no longer fighting in any way.

The animal control person was given about 10 minutes to try and capture the remaining dogs. When she failed to do so in the 10 minutes, the officer retreated to his trunk, pulled out a high-powered shotgun, and in front of the neighbors, children and animals lovers alike, shot each dog in the head as they were still contained in their own yard. There was no attempt to Taser the dogs, or any other non lethal manner.

I don’t think this was right, and none of the neighbors did either. The owner of the dogs showed up minutes after his dogs had been killed and was made to assist the animal control officer in removing the bodies of his dog from his property, because the officer did not want to.

I am high enraged by this, and I feel the only reason the dogs were shot was because they were pit bulls. Dogs get into fights over food, territory, etc., but this breed of dog has such a bad rep that they were shot without any other options being given.

I would like to see something done about this, even if it is to let people know what happened that day. Our dogs are not even safe in their own locked yards.

— Casey Cline, New Albany

Tacoma shooting leaves dog dead, man injured

tacoma, washington

A man was injured and a dog was killed during an incident late Thursday afternoon.

Investigators said the shooting took place at a parking lot at E. 44th St. and Portland Ave. at approximately 5:25 p.m.

Three known gang members sitting inside an SUV were talking to a man standing outside the car when the standing man, another known gang member, pulled out a gun and opened fire, detectives said.

One man inside the SUV was hit on the shoulder.

The gunman fled on foot. Police arrived on the scene in time to see a person they believe was the gunman getting into a car. Detectives followed that car, which turned down an alley and stopped. The suspected gunman again tried to take off on foot, but an officer caught up to him and detained him.

Meantime, another officer was interviewing the driver of the suspected gunman's getaway car in the alley when an area home owner opened his garage and let out his two pit bulls.

The officer said the dogs came out running in such a way that he believed they might charge at him. The officer opened fire, and killed one of the dogs in what investigators say was an unfortunate incident.

The suspected gunman, as well as the driver of the car, were taken into custody.

The shooting victim was taken to St. Joseph Hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

Officer fires at pit bull

baltimore, maryland

A Baltimore police officer fired several shots at an attacking pit bull Tuesday night, grazing the animal once in the paw but leaving the dog relatively unscathed.

The shooting occurred while a uniformed patrol officer was responding to a call on Beaufort Avenue late Tuesday evening in the city'’s Northwestern district.

Two dogs allegedly escaped out of the home. The officer fired three shots, hitting one of the dogs in the paw.

No other injuries were reported.

Beverly Police shoot bull terrier to stop its attack

beverly, massachusetts

Beverly Police shot an English bull terrier to stop its attack on a 4-month-old border collie, which later had to be euthanized, Saturday, April 10. The terrier was euthanized as well.

According to Beverly Police, the incident occurred at 10 a.m. near Bay and Lothrop streets, where a man was walking his border collie. Without warning, the dog was attacked by an unleashed bull terrier as the collie’s owner tried unsuccessfully to kick the dog away.

The terrier’s owner, who tried to restrain her dog, told police the dog “suddenly got loose from her house” and was roaming unattended through the neighborhood.

The responding officer ordered both owners to clear the area and discharged pepper spray at the terrier several times. When the dog didn’t react to the spray and continued to attack the upper body and neck of the collie, the officer decided the dog was an “obvious danger to other animals and people in the area” and shot one round into the terrier’s shoulder at close range.

“It was a pretty vicious attack, and the service officer had to use his weapon to subdue the dog,” Beverly Police Public Information Officer April Clarizia said.

The terrier finally stopped its attack, and both dogs were transported to Beverly Animal Hospital. A spokesperson for the hospital said one dog had to be euthanized. The other dog, she said, was taken to an emergency hospital, where it had to be euthanized later in the day.

Although Beverly has a leash law, Animal Control Officer Jim Lindley said it is unlikely the owner of the bull terrier will be cited in the incident. The dog had gotten loose but was not intentionally without a leash. Lindley said it is possible for the border collie’s owner to take the bull terrier’s owner to civil court, but he believes the two owners have come to an agreement on covering veterinary costs.

“Based on preliminary reports, the dog got out of the house through a faulty door,” Lindley said “The owner was out looking for the dog at the time.”

Clarizia said that in recent years there haven’t been any similar attacks in which an officer had to shoot a dog to subdue it, although there have been smaller attacks.

“There has been nothing of this magnitude in the last few years,” she said.

Although English bull terriers are not closely related to the pit bull breed, which is considered to be a more aggressive type of dog, Lindley said he could not verify for certain the actual breed without seeing the dog himself.

“I don’t know if that’s what it actually was,” he said. “Sometimes, people play games with the naming of the animal to avoid using the pit bull label.”

Trenton cops: BMW shot up, pit bull shot dead, weapons stash discovered

trenton, new jersey

Police responding to a call of shots fired at Stuyvesant and Hoffman avenues yesterday found a 2000 BMW “with multiple bullet holes in the side” and a “small-sized” pit bull shot dead in the back seat, said Trenton police spokesman Sgt. Pedro Medina.

Perhaps even more startling for Detective Scott Peterson and the TPD Shooting Response Team was what they came upon when they fanned out and did a canvas of the neighborhood.

“Nearby in an alleyway,” Medina said, “they located three rifles, a .22, a carbine, and an assault rifle, in the alley from the incident.”

Mercer County was contacted to provide a K-9 to search the area.

Medina, asked to estimate how many bullets struck the BMW, said only, “numerous, numerous, numerous!”

The dog was shot in the neck.

Tests will have to be made on the weaponry to determine whether the guns were used in the shooting.

“We have to test the weapons, compare rounds and shell casings from the shooting, then compare them to the weapons that were located in order to say in the affirmative that those weapons were used during this incident,” Medina said.

Medina could shed no light on the bizarre set of circumstances.

“I really couldn’t tell you what it is,” he said. “We had a shooting, we go there, found a car, and searched the surroundings, and found the weapons. We don’t know what this is.”

Wapato man hospitalized after attack by vicious dog

wapato, washington

A Wapato man who was badly bitten in a weekend dog attack is now listed in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said this afternoon.

David Purdy, 58, was first taken Sunday evening to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital and then transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment of bites to the arms and legs. His injuries were first described as life-threatening.

Sheriff’s officials say details of the attack remain unclear.

The victim, who is mute from throat cancer, drove up to a friend’s house in the 500 block of Upper Bank Road, just south of Wapato, about 7 p.m. Sunday. When the man did not knock on the door, the friend found him bleeding in the car, said Stew Graham, chief of detectives for the sheriff’s office.

Deputies found a possible location for the attack in the 6600 block of North Track Road, about a mile from the house on Upper Bank Road. When they tried to contact someone at that house, a pit bull became aggressive and was fatally shot by a deputy, Graham said.

Deputies are still investigating today, including continuing to try to contact the dead dog’s owner for more information.

Deputy kills pit bull after Redwood Valley attack

mendocino county, california

A Mendocino County Animal Control deputy shot and killed a dog after it attacked his fellow officer in Redwood Valley Friday.

The Animal Control officers were responding to a call of two loose pit bulls chasing people near Laughlin Way and North State Street in Redwood Valley when the dogs attacked, said Mendocino County Sheriff’s Capt. Kurt Smallcomb.

Deputy George Hodgson was forced to shoot one of the dogs after it bit Torsten Werner, a volunteer Animal Control officer, he said.

Werner was treated for the bites and released. He returned to work as a reserve deputy on Monday, Smallcomb said.

The second dog was captured and taken to the Mendocino County Animal Shelter, he said.

People living in the area told law enforcement they were frightened of the pit bulls. Several said they would have shot the dogs had the officers not responded, Smallcomb said.

Nevertheless, Hodgson feels badly, he said. It was the first time in nine years of service the officer needed to use lethal force on a dog, Smallcomb said.

Pit Bull Targeted in Drive-By Shooting

new orleans, louisiana

A pit bull may have been the victim of vigilante justice. The dog was hit in an apparent drive-by shooting and the LASPCA fears the shooting may be a backlash to recent pit bull attacks on children.

The shooting happened just after noon on Friday. Residents who live near the intersection of Charbonnet and Urquhart Streets in the ninth ward say they heard a single gun shot, and then the cries of a wounded animal.

Katherine LeBlanc with the LASPCA says, "Her injuries are incredibly severe, we are not sure how the dog is going to do, right now her status is minute to minute."

The LASPCA isn't sure if the dog who was shot was owned by someone or just a stray, but residents on the street say for the past few days they've seen a pit bull wandering around without an owner. Now they're not sure if that's the dog that was shot but it did cause them to keep a closer eye on their pets and children. Resident Lelia Walker says, "I know personally I would never do anything like that but I would in my opinion, try to contact somebody that can take care of them, like the SPCA or something."

And that's exactly what LeBlanc says should've been done. She's hoping this was a random attack and not a case of people taking the law into their own hands. "We are trying to think positively that this is not something that we're going to see more of, because of the recent attacks but that is something that could definitely happen."

The pit bull is now at the Southeast Veterinary Hospital where she may undergo surgery for her injuries.

So far, there are no suspects in the case.

interesting comment:

written by Impound & ban, April 11, 2010

Although I wouldn't shoot a pit bull except in self defense myself, I can understand why others would. This breed needs to be ban worldwide. If a pit hits the shelter, end of the line. This is a breed that has become human aggressive, children and pets are at risk just going outside. Sometimes these killers burst through doors and over fences to reach their intended targets (children and pets). If the government isn't going to protect us by enacting a ban, this may become a new trend of preempted self protection and could escalate into other parts of our lives.

Police officer takes down dog

pontiac, illinois

Pontiac Police early Thursday evening were forced to kill a pit bull as it attacked another dog in the neighborhood.

“Officers were called to 409 E. Madison St. where a brindle-colored pit bull was attacking a German shepherd that was tied out on a leash by its owner at that address,” said Pontiac Police Maj. Jim Woolford on Friday. “The residents at this address actually had two dogs tied out, one of which was a small beagle but it was not attacked. The beagle was also tied out in its yard and the two dogs tie-outs became entangled.”

He says police beat him up and killed his dog, i say he is a lying pit nutter

springfield, michigan

A Springfield man says police killed his dog and beat him up.

Newschannel 3 did some digging into the story and talked to both sides to get the details.

The mother of a Springfield teen contacted Newschannel 3 saying officers exhibited extreme brutality when arrested her son. Springfield Police say it's all in the report, so we took a closer look at it.

A pummeled face, multiple scars from a police taser, and a family pet died, all the result of a domestic violence response from Springfield Police.

“I couldn't believe it,” said Maurice Banks, “it was crazy.”

It all started on Saturday afternoon when a neighbor found Maurice Banks' girlfriend in the hallway of an apartment complex, injured and crying, she called 911.

“Maybe yes, he deserved to go to jail, but not like that,” said Maurice's mother, Marty Banks.

Marty Banks says whether her son deserved to go to jail or not, he was treated unfairly from the moment Officer Wirebaugh and Sergeant Ling showed up at his apartment.

“I heard a knocking on the door and I went to the door to see who it was,” said Banks, “and there was a thumb over the peep hole. I asked who it was and there was no answer.”

Banks says when he opened the door, the officers pushed their way in.

“Pretty much took me down while I was going down and I remember one of the officers kept punching me,” said Banks.

In his report, Sgt. Ling explains the encounter differently. In that report he says that when Banks opened the door.

“He saw me standing there in full uniform, he quickly tried to slam the door. Banks squatted down to take what I thought to be a wrestler's or fighting stance. Banks was told loudly to get on the ground, however he refused. As I was taking Banks down, out came the pit bull.” said Sgt. Ling in the report.

“I already knew, I already knew they was gonna shoot the dog,” said Banks. “I jumped on top of my dog to hold him and I was on top of him, I was still getting beat up.”

According to the police report; “the dog was an aggressive dog, had already bit two people and was actively biting Banks.”

“That's when one of the shots were fired next to me. I kept trying to get back towards the dog and they kept hitting me,” said Banks. “That's when they shot the dog in the head. I just started yelling and crying for help.”

The police report says that both officers had to punch Banks multiple times before starting to tazer him repeatedly to get him to submit.

Banks says he was never given a chance to submit.

“I was on the ground either being beaten or trying to hold my dog the whole time,” said Banks.

Banks was charged with two counts of resisting arrest and one count of domestic violence.

The Springfield Police Chief says his officers acted appropriately, but the Banks family says it is going to file complaints against both arresting officers and possibly the station. They are also contemplating a lawsuit.

Police fatally shoot pit bull during Elmont arrest

Luckelson Frederique and Stanley Frederique
nassau, new york

Two men were arrested following a dispute with a woman over child care Thursday in Elmont, Nassau County police said.

Officers responded to a call of a disturbance at a 240th Street and determined a woman was assaulted during an argument about the care of the victim’s child at 11:10 p.m., police said. The victim was assaulted by Luckelson Frederique, 26, of Elmont, but while making his arrest, he threatened the officers with his pit bull, which was inside the house, police said.

He then let the dog out to attack the officers and police responded by firing on the dog and fatally shooting it in the driveway, police said.

One officer suffered a knee injury and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment to lacerations to her head.

Fifth Squad detectives charged Frederique with assault and resisting arrest. Also arrested was his 28-year-old relative, Stanley Frederique, who was charged with menacing and endangering the welfare of a child. They were arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Friday.

here is STANLEY FREDERIQUE'S criminal record, at least part of it, there could be more.

police shooting, shot the nutter and the dog, a clean sweep

atascocita, texas

A Harris County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed an armed suspect early Friday morning in Atascocita.

A Harris County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Christina Garza said deputies responded to reports of an assault at Mulligan’s, a bar on FM 1960, shortly after midnight. The investigation took them to a home in the 3800 block of Beckett Ridge, just south of Will Clayton Parkway.

Garza said when one of the deputies, a 19-year veteran, knocked on the front door of the home, the homeowner came to the door armed with a rifle.

The deputy was able to get the suspect to put the rifle down, but the two men began to argue.

Garza said the deputy then reached for his Taser and fired it at the man, but it had no effect on him.

As the struggle continued, Garza said the suspect gained control of the Taser and tried to place it against the deputy’s shoulder. According to the sheriff’s office, that’s when the deputy stepped back and fired several shots from his service weapon in self-defense.

The suspect collapsed and died near the front doorway of the home.

Garza said the homeowner’s large pit bull, agitated by the confrontation, became aggressive, and the deputy was forced to shoot and kill the dog as well.

The deputy was not injured.

UPDATE the identity of the criminal pit nutter is 26 yr old CHRISTOPHER LEE

Pit bull shot, killed near I-90

post falls, idaho

A wandering pit bull that has had multiple aggressive incidents since Friday was shot to death by police on Wednesday after it was spotted near school playgrounds and became a traffic hazard along Interstate 90.

The adult male dog, which weighed 80 to 90 pounds, was shot to death by an officer around noon on the north side of I-90 near the Slab Inn after it had been seen in the vicinity of Seltice Elementary and CornerStone Christian Academy.

"We became very concerned because it was aggressive," Post Falls Police Lt. Greg McLean said. "When officers tried to catch it, it would intentionally run toward them, then veer off. With all the kids in the area, a lot of things weighed into the decision."

The dog's owner is unknown because it wasn't wearing tags.

The pit bull attacked and injured a black lab along 14th Avenue on Friday, ripping both of its ears, McLean said. The pit bull was stunned with a Taser gun before it ran off.

It later attempted to attack another dog and when the owner approached the pit bull to shoo it away, it chased him.

Police spotted the pit bull again on Monday, but it remained on the loose after a 45-minute search.

On Wednesday, an officer shot the pit bull in the back on the south side of the freeway. It then ventured to the north side, where it was Tazed. When the dog attempted to take off, it was shot twice and died.

McLean said officers checked to see if there was a reported missing pit bull after it attacked the lab, but none was reported.

"This dog was constantly sprinting toward people and other dogs in an aggressive demeanor," McLean said. "It was determined not to be captured."

He said it seemed to be hanging out in the 14th Avenue area before it ventured south toward I-90 on Wednesday.

A Kootenai County deputy shot and killed a loose pug along I-90 at Post Falls last year after multiple agencies couldn't catch it and it nearly caused a crash during rush hour. The incident drew outcry, including from some who witnessed the incident.

McLean said he believes officers had even more reasons to shoot the pit bull. In addition to it being a traffic hazard, it had attacked another dog, chased a man and was an aggressive threat to officers and children.

"We weren't just dealing with little Fluffy causing a traffic hazard on the freeway," McLean said.

Police Chief Scot Haug said he supported his staff's decision.

"Based on the information our staff had, and the potential injury to citizens, including children as well as other animals, the officers made the difficult decision to euthanize the animal," Haug said. "Our staff handled this vicious dog professionally with the community's safety in mind."

NEWSFLASH! pit nutters blames SELF and not police for his dead pit bulls!

ERIC DOORN

grand rapids, michigan

A pair of pitbulls who Grand Rapids Police say attacked them as they executed an authorized search in a West Side home were shot and killed.

But the man who police say precipitated the incident fought back tears as he talked about the deaths of his dogs, saying he doesn't blame police as much as he blames himself.

"I messed up," said Eric James Doorn, 36, standing outside the house where his family pets, Romo and Bryce, were shot. "This is my fault. I don't blame the cops, but I don't think they had to kill them."

It is a situation that occurs about once every two months, when police doing their job come across dogs that are unrestrained by their owners and aggressive toward strangers who enter the home, according to Grand Rapids Police Deputy Chief James Farris.

"We see a lot of this with pit bulls," Farris said.

Early Saturday, Grand Rapids officers joined with Walker Police, responding to a call of shots being fired on Pannell Street NW.

A chase ensued that had Doorn traveling 30 mph over the speed limit to a house in the 600 block of Garfield Avenue NW, near Fourth Street, according to Walker Police.

Doorn was persuaded to come out of the house and has been arraigned on charges of fleeing police and carrying a concealed weapon.

Walker Police Captain Jason Howe said the incident probably started as alcohol-fueled shenanigans with the suspect firing off a gun to impress some pals.

However, when police entered the Garfield Avenue address to make sure there were no other problems there, Farris said one of the two dogs charged officers.

Police fired and killed one of the dogs and the other seemed to turn tail and run. But it soon returned and made a run at officers, who fired and killed the second dog, Farris said.

Doorn said he understands pit bulls have a fearsome reputation and that when confronted by the breed people are understandably frightened. But he said his dogs were never aggressive and were members of the family.

He has struggled to explain to his children what happened.

Doorn said his girlfriend informed police the dogs were in the house. He said his pets were responding naturally to what appeared to be an aggressive invader entering the home.

Doorn said he is hoping to avoid time behind bars for what he admits was a situation made worse by alcohol. Doorn has no other criminal charges on his record.

"I didn't know what I was doing," Doorn said Tuesday.

Whenever a police firearm is discharged, an inquiry takes place. Farris said everything appears to have been done by the book in this case. He said police are authorized to use deadly force against a dog when the animal can be considered a threat to officers and the general public.

Unlike most human suspects, dogs cannot be reasoned with and there is no non-lethal alternative such as Tasering or beanbag projectiles. usually people can't either!

Farris said the incident is regrettable, but the safety of the public and the officers has to be the primary concern.

Officers shoot, kill dog during chase

dayton, ohio

Dayton police swarmed an east Dayton neighborhood Wednesday, after an officer found himself in trouble during a foot chase. The officer spotted a man with a gun in the Burkhart Park and tried to stop him, Sgt. Kelly Hamilton said. The suspect ran into a house at 19 Watts Street, but as the officer followed him, a pit bull charged from behind the house, pinning the officer against the home's front porch, said Hamilton.

The officer fired three shots at the dog, hitting it twice. Another officer, coming from behind the home, heard the shots and called for back-up. Before officers could arrive, the dog charged the second officer, who fired multiple shots, killing the dog, Hamilton said.

In the meantime, the suspect got away, but a citizen reported seeing the suspect a few blocks away, and police made an arrest.

The suspect faces charges of carrying a concealed weapon, resisting arrest and obstructing justice. The owner of the pit bull faces charges of dog at large, and no license for a vicious animal. A third suspect was arrested on a warrant.

The suspect's gun was missing at the time of arrest, said Hamilton.

"There's a gun out there somewhere," he said. "Guns are a major concern. Anytime we have anything to do with guns, it's our safety and the citizens both. The fact that he would run with a gun in his hands through a public park and up a street where kids are, is very dangerous," said Hamilton.

Police said they hoped the suspect would tell them where he put the gun, but he was not cooperating with investigators.

Pit bull shot as medics try to help fall victim

edgewater, maryland

Dog threatened responders trying to aid 70-year-old owner

By HEATHER RAWLYK, Staff Writer

Published 04/07/10

County police shot an aggressive pit bull in the muzzle yesterday after the dog chased paramedics and officers who were trying to assist its injured owner inside her Edgewater home.

An ambulance with two paramedics pulled into the circular gravel driveway in front of a quaint waterfront home at 223 Lees Lane at about 12:15 p.m.

The emergency crew had been called to the home in the Southdown Shores community to assist a 70-year-old woman who had fallen and injured herself, said Division Chief Michael Cox, a county Fire Department spokesman.

Posted on a large tree in the center of the driveway at the house is a black and orange sign that says, "Beware of dog."

The two paramedics got out of the ambulance and began walking past the sign, but were stopped in their tracks by a pit bull. The dog chased the paramedics back to their vehicle, Cox said.

A fire engine with two firefighters pulled up shortly thereafter, but the paramedics warned them to stay inside their vehicle.

Paramedics contacted the emergency dispatcher and told her to call the woman. Cox said a dispatcher spoke to the woman, but she was too injured to control the pit bull.

Police and county Animal Control officers were called to assist the firefighters, but the dog wasn't going to let them inside the house either.

An officer was forced to Taser the animal after it went after police, said Justin Mulcahy, a county police spokesman. When the dog continued to go after officers, Mulcahy said, police shot the pit bull in the muzzle.

Paramedics quickly went inside the home to help the dog's owner. She was taken by ambulance with minor injuries to Anne Arundel Medical Center in Parole, Cox said.

The woman's son arrived at the home at about 1:45 p.m. to take the injured dog to the vet. The dog's condition is unknown, but Mulcahy said the animal survived.

Two other dogs, a poodle and a presa canario, were at the home yesterday, but did not act aggressively toward police or paramedics and were not harmed, Mulcahy said.

Neighbors declined to talk to The Capital yesterday. The dead end where the shooting took place was quiet at 2 p.m., with only the sound of dogs barking.

This is the second time in less than a month that county police have shot a pit bull.

On March 13, an officer shot and killed a pit bull while the dog was attacking him during an arrest in Severn.

The officer tried to stop a motorcyclist who was riding on Pioneer Drive without a helmet or license plate, but the man sped off, police said. The officer called for backup and found the man walking in the 8200 block of Dunfield Court.

The man ran inside a nearby home and police followed. As they tried to arrest the man, a 4-year-old female pit bull bit one officer on the right leg. The officer was unable to shake the dog off and eventually shot the pit bull.