At least a neighbor caught the officers' treatment of Chloe on video.
The department seems to be taking the incident seriously. Officer Price is on paid administrative leave and is going to be charged with felony cruelty to animals. Two other officers have been removed from patrol duty.
I'm not sure that I support the decision to pursue a criminal case. The real problem seems like a lack of training. I do think, however, that an officer who can't keep cool while approaching a companion animal probably doesn't belong out on patrol.
Source:
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22232708/officer-charged-commerce-city-dog-shooting
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