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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts)
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 01:59 PM Jun 2014

Baltimore officer arrested after slitting throat of lost dog: ‘I’m going to f*cking gut this thing!’

A Baltimore, Maryland police officer was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty after he slit the throat of a dog that had been called in as a possible stray.

Police said that Sandy Fleischer called in a report of a stray dog in southeast Baltimore that had attempted to bite her.

Fleischer told 11 News that “the dog was more scared of not knowing where it was and being thirsty and disoriented. The dog bit me out of fear because I tried to touch it, which was my fault.”

She was initially relieved when police arrived, but she noticed that the police were aggressively using dog poles to contain the dog.

“You could hear the dog screaming and crying in pain,” she said. “I did see one officer that had been extremely aggressive that did have his knee into her chest that was tightening the noose. It seemed [like they were doing it] relentlessly and unnecessarily.”

After the dog, named “Nala,” was secured with a dog pole, Officer Jeffrey Bolger approached the dog and slit its throat. According to the charging documents, before cutting Nala’s throat, Bolger yelled, “I am going to fucking gut this thing!”

“One of our officers used a knife and cut the dog’s throat. This is outrageous and an unacceptable breach of our protocol,” Baltimore Police Deputy Commissioner Dean Palmere said.

His colleague, Deputy Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez, agreed, saying “we have no words to describe this. To say that we are appalled at the allegations, I think, is an understatement.”

More here and see the video at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/19/baltimore-officer-arrested-after-slitting-throat-of-lost-dog-im-going-to-fcking-gut-this-thing/

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Baltimore officer arrested after slitting throat of lost dog: ‘I’m going to f*cking gut this thing!’ (Original Post) Playinghardball Jun 2014 OP
I hate this get the red out Jun 2014 #1
+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #19
It's also scary that it could have been a person that he did that with. woodsprite Jun 2014 #2
WHat a POS. nt raouldukelives Jun 2014 #3
Another of Americas finest! nt Logical Jun 2014 #4
Lock that POS up. Violent scum need to be removed from the public. nt redqueen Jun 2014 #5
It may be urban legend but I've read serial killers often start with acts of animal cruelty. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2014 #6
No, not urban legend. That is very true. Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #9
It's not an urban legend. Firestarting and bedwetting into adolescence are also signs of msanthrope Jun 2014 #13
Sick phucker... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #7
Michael Vick is a cop in Baltimore nowadays? nt alp227 Jun 2014 #8
I hope he's fired and blacklisted from ever Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #10
Psychopath with a badge theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #11
I wish there were a hell! Duppers Jun 2014 #12
I think the Baltimore police dept needs to review its psychological testing adigal Jun 2014 #14
PICTURE of the dog and its owner who is planning to sue: freshwest Jun 2014 #15
The heartless things people do to animals... theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #16
2nd officer suspended in slitting of dog's throat PumpkinAle Jun 2014 #17
even the other cops are appalled. Must be bad. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #18

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
6. It may be urban legend but I've read serial killers often start with acts of animal cruelty.
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:17 PM
Jun 2014

It's a power thing.

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
9. No, not urban legend. That is very true.
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:21 PM
Jun 2014

And one of the biggest mass murderers of all time -- George W. Bush, who condemned hundreds of of thousands of Iraqis to slaughter without a second thought -- started out torturing frogs and the like.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
13. It's not an urban legend. Firestarting and bedwetting into adolescence are also signs of
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 03:11 PM
Jun 2014

disturbance.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
7. Sick phucker...
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:19 PM
Jun 2014

I'm sure the punishment will be minimal, punishments and fines for animal cruelty are notoriously low all across the country...this pig needs to do some serious time in order to learn.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
10. I hope he's fired and blacklisted from ever
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:34 PM
Jun 2014

being a cop anywhere else. Completely unacceptable behaviour for a law enforcement officer.

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
11. Psychopath with a badge
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:34 PM
Jun 2014

Makes me wonder if this cop has ever had brutality charges made against him in the past.

 

adigal

(7,581 posts)
14. I think the Baltimore police dept needs to review its psychological testing
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 03:12 PM
Jun 2014

This makes me ill on so many fronts.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
15. PICTURE of the dog and its owner who is planning to sue:
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 04:28 PM
Jun 2014


City Police Officer Accused Of Slitting The Throat Of Dog

By Rochelle Ritchie - June 18, 2014

...Officials with the department say the officer assigned as an EMS responder slit the throat of a missing 7-year-old shar pei.

...Baltimore City police officer Jeffrey Bolger is on the other side of the law after police say he killed Nala, who escaped out of her backyard Saturday morning.

...Now Nala’s owner is not only heartbroken but disgusted at the officer’s actions.

“It’s horrifying,” said Sarah Gossard. “It’s horrifying.”

Gossard says Nala was a sweet and innocent dog and cannot fathom why, after the dog was restrained, the officer would commit such a gruesome murder.

“She was already restrained. It wasn’t necessary at all. It was just an act of cruelty. That’s what it was,” Gossard said...


http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/06/18/city-police-officer-arrested-after-slitting-the-throat-of-stray-dog/

PICTURE with the offender:

Baltimore Police Officer Slashed Dog’s Throat, Authorities Say

By CNN Wire - June 19, 2014,



http://ktla.com/2014/06/19/baltimore-police-officer-slashed-dogs-throat-authorities-say/

Citizens should avoid contact with this man at all costs as he remains at large:

Second Baltimore Officer Pulled Off The Streets For Dog’s Slaying

By Rochelle Ritchie - June 19, 2014

A Baltimore City Police officer is facing felony animal abuse charges for slitting a dog’s throat. Now, WJZ has learned a second officer has been suspended...

(Jeffrey Bolger)...suspended from duty while the department investigates...

Officer Thomas Schmidt has also been suspended in connection with the incident. He’s been a member of the BPD since 1990.


http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/06/19/baltimore-city-officer-faces-felony-animal-abuse-charges-after-slitting-dogs-throat/

Only suspensions so far, but Bolger faces a trial on felony charges July 28th.

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
16. The heartless things people do to animals...
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 05:45 PM
Jun 2014

The Cincinnati Enquirer
Firefighters rescue puppy from incinerator
Adam Kiefaber
June 19, 2014

Firefighters rescued a six-week-old puppy from an abandoned incinerator in South Cumminsville Thursday morning.

Workers at the Millcreek Sanitation Plant discovered the dog and contacted the Cincinnati Fire Department.

Upon arrival, firefighters found the puppy at the bottom of the 40-foot deep incinerator, District 3 Fire Chief Michael Washington said.

Firefighter Ben Kutcher and an SPCA of Cincinnati officer descended into the incinerator pit secured on a rescue rope to extricate the puppy. Washington estimated the rescue took an hour....

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/06/19/cincinnati-fire/10898993/

PumpkinAle

(1,210 posts)
17. 2nd officer suspended in slitting of dog's throat
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 09:41 PM
Jun 2014

BALTIMORE (AP) — A second Baltimore officer has been suspended while the department investigates his role in the slitting of a dog's throat, while the animal's owner says it took her days to find out how the dog died.

Court documents say Officer Thomas Schmidt held the dog down while a fellow officer cut the animal's throat on Saturday. Schmidt has been suspended with pay during the investigation, Baltimore Police spokesman Jeremy Silbert said.

http://news.yahoo.com/2nd-officer-suspended-slitting-dogs-throat-204342108.html

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