Posted on 07/23/2013 5:36:17 AM PDT by Deadeye Division
RIVERSIDE —
A wolf was shot by a police officer during a pursuit through backyards early this morning.
A Riverside police officer was running information on two juveniles he had stopped when one of the teens, who had an outstanding warrant, fled from the scene on foot, said police.
Law enforcement officials from Huber Heights, MetroParks and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were called in as back up to help locate the individual.
During the pursuit, a Riverside officer hopped a fence into the back yard of a home on Norman Boulevard where he saw the teen enter. When the officer looked up he was face-to-face with a wolf, said police.
The officer said he had no choice but to shoot after the animal lunged at him. The wolf was injured but did not sustain any fatal wounds, according to reports.
The juvenile-on-the-run, a 14-year-old male, was found hiding under a van in the back of the property. He was taken in to custody and was transported to the Montgomery County Juvenile Detention Center, said police.
The owners of the wolf were going to take their pet to be evaluated by a veterinarian, according to reports.
I can’t leave it, he didn’t just hop the friggin’ fence, he was in pursuit and by stopping to chat you up he loses the perp, who by the way was hiding on your property. Then after said cop leaves because he knows he lost perp, the perp then waits until you come out back and whacks you with a shovel after whacking your dog. BTW, he was in uniform, which would pretty much seal your fate if you shot him in the scenario.
I swear do they not teach gun safety and awareness training anymore? It is the mentality of come out shooting that undermines our fight for the 2nd just as anything else. what for the zombie apocalypse to try out your spray and pray tactics.
There is no such thing as a “pet” wolf. There may be a “captured” wolf, or even offspring of “captured” wolves, but none of these is a trustworthy “pet”.
To me this is simple common sense. But in this brave new country it is apparently considered common sense to lick the boot that stomps on your face. As you say, carry on. But be forewarned that not everyone is "on board."
Especially if they are shooting at my dog in my yard!
No we aren’t.
Specifically, one night about 2:30AM in the morning our doorbell rang. Needless to say both my wife and I sat up in bed now completely awake and very much alarmed. Likewise, both of our German Shepherds (per their usual habit), went ballistic as they ran to the door barking.
I retrieve my nightstand .40S&W and proceeded to the front door. Looking out of the window next to the door I see three police officers and police dog standing on the porch.
I gave them the “one moment please” signal and my wife got our dogs under control. I opened the door a crack, advised the officers I was armed and that our GSD’s were in their crates. I then opened the door fully to find out what they wanted at 2:30AM in the morning.
One officer proceeded to tell me that they were after a burglary suspect who was last seen jumping fences in to the backyards of our neighborhood. He then ask PERMISSION if they could search our backyard. I said “Of course.” I also warned them that there was a long “fatal funnel” on the one side of our home between the house and garden shed and to be careful. The officer said something to the effect that they would send the police canine through first. I opened my side garage door so they could get into the backyard. They said “thank you” and proceeded into our backyard.
After they had searched our backyard, they closed our gate and went on down the street to the next home.
Much politeness and courtesy on both sides, and no fatalities among anyone’s dog(s).
Shooting an "Endangered Species" has legal repercussions. I don't care much for the Endangered Species Act (ESA), but I love wolves and wolf hybrids and have had them for pets.see post #10
That could be anything from truancy to murder in the first.
Might be smarter to just get them in the house and under control.
I know dogs can get very excited and hard to manage under such circumstances but a little obedience training, which very few people will do will go a long way to keep things under control.
A knock on the door and proper identification are really all the courtesy that is needed. It sounds like your PD handled the situation very professionally. This story is how it used to work everywhere. Where I grew up we had a lot of woodland searches, complete with helicopters with searchlights. The police were always 100% respectful of property owners and they never caused any damage. Heck, they’d even secure the fence gates behind them so the livestock would stay put. I can imagine what one of those situations would be like if it went down here today. It would look like a war, and there would be fences down and fields torn up. That would be all, if we were lucky.
Shoot cops that shoot pets.
If we still are a Constitutional Republic, no one has the right to come onto your property and shoot your pets, members of your family. A "real man" would know that by definition.
Can an officer in hot pursuit crash his/her vehicle into other vehicles, bystanders, those in crosswalks, jaywalkers or do their rights somehow get in the way of that LEO's in hot pursuit rights to that win at all costs?
How much damage is okay until you've crossed the line and you're just as bad as or worse than the perp you're chasing?
It really is how you play the game, especially once you realize the game is just a test.
Sovreign alert!!
I had a wolf/shepard mix, female.
Friendliest, most gentile animal I ever had. Couldn’t keep her fenced in. Put six foot fencing in the back yard.
She came back with duck, baby pigs and every other thing under the sun.
One day, she didn’t come back. Figured a farmer killed her.
Agreed.
I get sick of all the bravado big talk on these dog threads, and any other time the poster could utilize a firearm.
Amazing all this big talk yet hardly any such stories of some big walker doing so and making the news, as a result.
I hope the wolf recovers completely. I worry about my wolf looking dog. He likes everyone and every animal, but he can look ferocious. I don’t want him around any vicious cops.
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