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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 Nalas throat, Bolger yelled, I am going to fucking gut this thing!
One of our officers used a knife and cut the dogs 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/
get the red out
(13,461 posts)I hate people who do this. He should be fired and his career destroyed.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)woodsprite
(11,911 posts)Can Nala's owner sue? I hope so.
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)redqueen
(115,103 posts)Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)It's a power thing.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)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)disturbance.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)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.
alp227
(32,018 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)being a cop anywhere else. Completely unacceptable behaviour for a law enforcement officer.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Makes me wonder if this cop has ever had brutality charges made against him in the past.
Duppers
(28,120 posts)This p.o.s. should be labeled.
adigal
(7,581 posts)This makes me ill on so many fronts.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)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 Nalas owner is not only heartbroken but disgusted at the officers actions.
Its horrifying, said Sarah Gossard. Its 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 wasnt necessary at all. It was just an act of cruelty. Thats 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 Dogs 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 Dogs Slaying
By Rochelle Ritchie - June 19, 2014
A Baltimore City Police officer is facing felony animal abuse charges for slitting a dogs 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. Hes 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)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)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