Jennifer LeMay, left, explained to Lieutenant Derrick Barnes what happened when an officer shot her dogs at her Minneapolis home. The Facebook video is disturbing. A uniformed Minneapolis police officer is seen in the fenced backyard of a home in north Minneapolis. Two dogs come out to see what’s going on. The officer shoots one … Read more
Two Detroit residents filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Detroit Police Department Wednesday, alleging that several police officers needlessly and maliciously shot their three dogs during a marijuana raid. Kenneth Savage and Ashley Franklin say that on July 22, 2016, Detroit police raided their house and found the dogs in a back yard bounded … Read more
A federal judge has ruled against a man who claimed his constitutional rights were violated when his dog was shot and killed by police during a search for a missing toddler. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Shelby said in the ruling issued Friday that Sean Kendall failed to establish either an unconstitutional search or seizure … Read more
Deputies accidentally killed a 17-year-old boy while shooting at an aggressive dog outside a home in Palmdale early Thursday morning, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The boy, who was identified by family as Armando Garcia, was likely struck by a bullet that ricochet off the driveway, LASD reports. The shooting occurred at approximately … Read more
A deadly shooting by a Nye County deputy takes the life of a family pet and sparks an internal investigation, as Contact 13 first reported Friday. But in the course of our investigation, Contact 13 uncovered more disturbing details that even the cops didn’t know about until Darcy Spears was on the case. Cell phone … Read more
Hollywood officer who shot and killed a man’s dog after raiding the wrong apartment did not violate the man’s rights, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro ruled Officer Michael McBride is entitled to immunity under a legal doctrine that says law enforcement officers should not be held liable unless their actions … Read more
This happened at my mom and dads home in florida. The police responded to an accidental input of the alarm system. It was corrected seconds later by my aunt, but it was too late. She thought my parents were already home. She was visiting my mom and dad. This is body cam footage after they … Read more
Video has emerged showing a Nevada police officer fatally shoot a dog before lying to the animal’s owner by telling him it “attacked” him. According to police, Nye County Sheriff’s Deputy John Tolle responded to the Pahrump home of Gary Miller on April 10 after his security company reported multiple panic alarms at the residence. … Read more
El Paso County sheriff’s deputies shot a dog Tuesday in Horizon City. Deputies were called around 11 a.m. to the 400 block of Duskwood Street, a neighborhood near Eastlake High School, after animal control officers requested their help. Residents who witnessed the incident said there were children outside when authorities arrived. El Paso County Animal … Read more
We have all seen videos and articles about unarmed people being killed by police. Unfortunately, more often than not the officers tend to get a paid vacation and no real punishment. In a stunning move that proves the courts put far more value on the lives of police dogs than people, a man who shot … Read more
Three pit bulls were shot by police, two fatally, after officers observed the dogs attacking a man and killing his smaller dog in downtown Los Angles on May 10, 2017., according to LAPD. Officers initially responded around 8:30 a.m. to the 500 block of Stanford Avenue following a call of a man being attacked by … Read more
Jack Burns | The Free Thought Project The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded Monday that police officers are justified in killing citizens’ pets — even if those animals are not attacking or attempting to attack them. Judges MOORE and CLAY (Circuit Judges), and HOOD (District Judge) heard an appeal from … Read more