Feb 15, 2017; Alabama – There was no mention of the shooting of the dog. But that didn’t stop the jury on Wednesday from taking just 20 minutes to return a verdict of not guilty for disorderly conduct. One juror even came over to shake the hand of Richard Junkins, the man who for months … Read more
August 8, 2015 Parkersburg, WV — A disturbing video was submitted to the Free Thought Project this week which shows the courageous actions of one woman, and the cowardly actions of a West Virginia State Trooper. The incident began after a neighborhood argument escalated to the point of a man calling the police to prevent … Read more
November 28, 2016 PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A Pasco County Sheriff’s Office deputy had to make a split-second decision over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Deputy Monica Bray shot an attacking pit bull, and in the process, shot off part of her finger. That same dog had viciously attacked a homeless man moments earlier. Jim Ames … Read more
A video released by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office shows a deputy sergeant shooting a dog as it charges after him. The dog was not killed but is recovering with its owner, MCSO officials said in a news release. The incident occurred Sunday at a home in Wittmann, which is located along U.S. 60 northwest … Read more
Florida – An alligator hanging out on a home’s front porch might have been too much to handle for some people, but not for Boynton Beach Police Officer Alfredo Vargas. Vargas, it turns out, had taken an alligator handling course at the Native Village in Hollywood about 13 years ago, before becoming a police officer. … Read more
GREENWOOD, S.C. — An Upstate police chief is accused of firing a gun at his family pet during a domestic incident, according to a police report. A Greenwood man called police at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday and said that his daughter, who is married to Ware Shoals police chief Terry Allen Carpenter, had called him, … Read more
MEMPHIS, TN – A Memphis police officer shot a dog at Shelby Farms Dog Park on Thursday. Memphis Police Department confirmed that the officer was off-duty when the shooting happened. A witness said she was at the off-leash dog park with her dog around 1:30 p.m. She said she saw a man with a German … Read more
Knox County, Tennessee – A couple is suing over the fatal shooting of a family dog by a Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy that was captured on body camera footage. Attorney John Boucher Jr. has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on behalf of Kenny Bailey and wife Tina Bailey against KCSO and the … Read more
WICHITA, Kan. – An officer with the Wichita Police Department is on administrative leave following a shooting incident reported Saturday night at a northeast Wichita home. No one was seriously injured, but a family is upset after a fragment from a shot fired by the officer struck a nine-year-old girl and required her to be … Read more
Blood stains at the end of the Crawford County, Georgia driveway had been covered up with sand Monday in the spot where a dog was beheaded with a kitchen knife early evening Friday. Clumps of dog hair were still visible on the blood-soaked blue collar nearby. Joe Nate Goodwin says he decapitated his 2-year-old dog … Read more
PASSAIC – As an animal control officer for Bergen County, John Timmins says he knows what it’s like to have to capture an aggressive dog. You have to be careful, vigilant and patient. But, he says, in the 17 years he’s been on the job, he has never ordered a police officer to shoot an animal. So, … Read more
A Red Bluff Police officer shot two St. Bernard dogs Sunday morning that he said were acting viciously and aggressively. But at least one person in the neighborhood where the shooting happened disputes police accounts of the incident, noting the dogs weren’t acting aggressively in the minutes leading up to their shooting. “That whole entire … Read more