Why Did They Shoot My Dog

Back on October 3, 1974 at approximately 10:45pm two Memphis police officers were on patrol and received a complaint from dispatch to respond to a burglary in progress (Tennessee v. Garner, 1986). Officers Leslie Wright and Elton Hymon took the call and responded to the location in question (Tennessee v. Garner, 1986). After arriving, a neighbor told the two officers she heard glass breaking next door and “they” were breaking into the home (Tennessee v. Garner, 1986). While officer Wright radioed back to dispatch the situation, officer Hymon proceeded to the backyard of the home (Tennessee v. Garner, 1986). Hymon then heard a door slam and seen a person running across the lawn towards a chain link fence, later identified as Edward Garner

Patrol officers arrived at 518 N. K Street and surrounded the house. Patrol officers called the victim and the suspect out of the house. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.

Did the police have authority to enter the house based upon the mistake that it was Dedwin Shelling’s home when Mr. Shelling put the house as his home address and then when the police came to call Mr. Shelling was the one to answer and invite them inside?

One of the officers proceeded to walk around the side of the neighbors home which lead to the back yard.The officer then flashed his flashlight around he then observed a male suspect squatting by a fence.He then ordered the suspect to stop as well as identifying himself as a police officer. The suspect

Officer Marin responded to the crime scene, canvassed the area for Witnesses and or evidence and door knocked surrounding homes. See Officer Marin’s ADD report for further details.

A judge was attacked by a known felon a week after he was released from prison. The judge was beaten and held captive in his home for two days due to his decision to incarcerate the gentleman fifteen years prior. During this time of being held captive, the judge repeatedly begged for him to let him go and apologized over and over again for his decision. Finally, after two days passed, the felon decides to leave the judge tied up in his home. The judge’s daughter had begun to worry about her father, so she called the local police to check on him. Once the police arrived, they found the judge tied up and bleeding from an open wound on his head. The officers began to ask questions as to what happened and if he knew who had done this to him.

On November 3, 2007, a crime was committed in Hapeville, Georgia. A mother and her son heard a commotion outside their residence house. When mother discover a man sitting inside her orange and white truck, the man threated her at gunpoint with a pistol. The female victim was told to go back inside her property. Female victim son called the police immediately to notify them of situation. Hapeville Police Department officers were dispatched to the home. A Hapeville officer on duty spotted the stolen truck less than a half mile from the location vehicle was taken from. The officer pursue the truck, and the thief exit the vehicle and started running. However, despite the fact that Atlanta Police helicopters were used in the search to cover more range, officers failed to apprehend the suspect. According to one officer’s official report, “Officers have not currently located

A number of police officers set up a sting in which there were to be buy of crack cocaine outside an apartment complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Undercover Officer Gibbons watched the deal from an undercover car in a parking lot not far the from the sale area. After the deal took place, Office Gibbons radioed several other police officers. He instructed them to close in on the suspects. He advised the officers to “hurry and get there” because the suspect was making his way towards the breezeway of an apartment building. Officers arrived at the parking lot, leaving their vehicles and run to the breezeway. As soon as they enter the breezeway they hear a door shut and can detect a strong odor

Upon arrival, Officers Miller and Daugherty made contact with the caller, Louise Hall, who refused to secure the dog, but advised Officers Miller and Daugherty the dog was caught along the fence in the back yard. Once in the back yard, Officers Miller and Daugherty located the victim, Mervin Garland (M/B/77), who was bleeding from the head, neck, and face, and appeared to be

When an intruder came in a women's house, she grabbed a shotgun to protect her kids. Then when the guy came near she said "back up" and pointed the gun at him. Then when he moved closer to her and then she said, without thinking she shot the man. Then the man turned around and stumbled out of the house.

Several witnesses reported that they had seen Kitty Genovese being attack. The police asked one of the witnesses why he did not do anything. He answered. “I didn’t want to get involved.” One couple said they heard the scream and they went to the window see what was happening. A question from the police “Why you didn’t call the police?,” a wife replied “I don’t

Where did the police go wrong here? First of all the police entered the house violently to

Police responded to find Rosie, a 115-pound, 3-year-old Newfoundland dog sitting in her owner’s, Deirdre and Charles Wright’s, driveway. Dash-cam video recorded the officers’ conversation. One officer stated “You live here, don’t you?” as he was speaking to Rosie. The other officer stated “Hate to kill him in his own yard” in the video-cam recorded in the officers car. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf4nlxx7PFc. The officers spent about 10 minutes with a catch pole trying to subdue Rosie according to the lawsuit filed one of the officers stated “I say we shoot him, kill him. He’s going to fight like a (expletive) once he’s tazed. I can try to choke him out.” (Rose Egge, KOMO Communities Reporter) Rosie ran into a neighbors’ fenced in yard where she was shot 4 times by the officers using an assault rifle. Witnesses say the dog sat in the Wrights driveway until an officer tazed her, and then she ran southbound. Officers are then heard saying “Let’s just go shoot her.” (Rose Egge, KOMO Communities Reporter) Police stated that the dog was aggressive when they tried to subdue the dog and they had to protect themselves. An internal investigation has cleared the officers of any wrong doing and will not comment in regards to the pending lawsuit. You can watch the video by clicking on the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf4nlxx7PFc.

“Thank you, Brian, yesterday afternoon a neighbor called the police to a home on Olive Lane, about a horrible odor coming from the house. Upon entering the home, they found a brutally murdered couple lying on the living room floor. Later they identified them as Mr. Mrs. Bert Stevens. According to the neighbor, their grandson lived with them. However, he was not home when the police arrived. This is Janet Stanwood for WNSF TV in Baltimore, back to you in the studio.”

Officer delinko drives buy the mothers Construction Company a few times a day. Officer delinko spots a Green Piece of fabric hanging off the fence he goes and collects it for evidence. mullet it got bit by a dog and his fingers are swelling up.and Roy thinks he should go the the er.Roy tried flagging down a cop Butt decided to run after his