[nickcarraway]

The police originally told him to post fliers.

[cripplecreek]

I don’t understand why someone would ask police for advice on such matters.

However it is Washington DC.

I took a sign down that I’ve been walking past every day for at least 3 years.

[a fool in paradise]

The police originally told him to post fliers.

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse."

If the police find the dog first, they will shoot it as a precautionary maneuver.