[PLMerite]

“Why was she in the back yard?”

IIRC, Probation Officers are authorized to search the person and residence of those on probation. It’s a condition of their probation.

[dragnet2]

IIRC, Probation Officers are authorized to search the person and residence of those on probation. It’s a condition of their probation.

That may be true, but since they were looking for a teenager, it seems very unlikely the teenager owned the home, or backyard where the dog was shot to death.

[Vince Ferrer]

I can understand that, but It wouldn't hurt to go to the front door first, get someone in the house, and then have them tie up the dog. Then search the house and yard all they want.

If they are worried about people knowing they are there and flushing drugs down the toilet or something, it doesn't seem to be any better to sneak into an area where probably half the homes have dogs that would bark anyway. Or going in and shooting them, letting everyone inside the police are there.

The police have policies to shoot dogs at the minimum inconvenience.

[Las Vegas Ron]

IIRC, Probation Officers are authorized to search the person and residence of those on probation. It’s a condition of their probation.

Probation is given for minor offenses, usually for misdemeanor convictions.

Parole is a different story.