Post by legacy23 on May 24, 2011 13:17:06 GMT -5
www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20110519/NEWS01/105190337/Police-shoot-pit-bull-during-investigation-home-burglary
BRIDGETON -- A police officer shot and injured a pit bull while investigating a burglary committed by a 16-year-old Bridgeton boy, authorities said Wednesday.
The teen caught the attention of two officers around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday because he was out of breath, sweating profusely and wearing an unnecessarily heavy camouflage coat as he walked along York Street.
Officers learned the boy had an outstanding warrant for a probation violation and took him into custody. Police also charged him with possession of burglary tools because he dropped a pair of gloves behind a tree when officers approached him.
One of the officers started checking nearby homes for signs of a burglary. He entered an alley connecting Wood Street and Irving Avenue about 11:45 a.m. when a loose 2-year-old pit bull attacked him, police said. The officer fired two rounds, striking the dog once in the right forepaw, police said.
A city animal control officer and the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took the dog to a veterinarian for treatment. The owner, whom police did not identify, faces municipal charges for allowing an unlicensed, potentially vicious animal to run loose, police said.
The officer, whom police also did not identify, was uninjured.
A short time later, a resident of the 200 block of Irving Avenue reported a burglary. Police determined the 16-year-old had burglarized the home earlier that day and stolen two video game systems, video games, jewelry and clothes. Police recovered the items, which had a total value of about $3,600.
Police said they also linked the teen to an April 14 burglary at a home on the 100 block of University Avenue.
In addition to the initial charges, police charged the teen with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft and two counts of criminal mischief. He was held in the Cumberland County Juvenile Detention Center.
My only question is how do you get attacked by a "potentially vicious" Pit Bull but not suffer any injuries? Something smells fishy to me.
BRIDGETON -- A police officer shot and injured a pit bull while investigating a burglary committed by a 16-year-old Bridgeton boy, authorities said Wednesday.
The teen caught the attention of two officers around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday because he was out of breath, sweating profusely and wearing an unnecessarily heavy camouflage coat as he walked along York Street.
Officers learned the boy had an outstanding warrant for a probation violation and took him into custody. Police also charged him with possession of burglary tools because he dropped a pair of gloves behind a tree when officers approached him.
One of the officers started checking nearby homes for signs of a burglary. He entered an alley connecting Wood Street and Irving Avenue about 11:45 a.m. when a loose 2-year-old pit bull attacked him, police said. The officer fired two rounds, striking the dog once in the right forepaw, police said.
A city animal control officer and the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took the dog to a veterinarian for treatment. The owner, whom police did not identify, faces municipal charges for allowing an unlicensed, potentially vicious animal to run loose, police said.
The officer, whom police also did not identify, was uninjured.
A short time later, a resident of the 200 block of Irving Avenue reported a burglary. Police determined the 16-year-old had burglarized the home earlier that day and stolen two video game systems, video games, jewelry and clothes. Police recovered the items, which had a total value of about $3,600.
Police said they also linked the teen to an April 14 burglary at a home on the 100 block of University Avenue.
In addition to the initial charges, police charged the teen with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft and two counts of criminal mischief. He was held in the Cumberland County Juvenile Detention Center.
My only question is how do you get attacked by a "potentially vicious" Pit Bull but not suffer any injuries? Something smells fishy to me.