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Josey1
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Officer shot while fighting attacking dog
2002-05-25
By Kenna Griffin
The Oklahoman
An Oklahoma City police officer shot himself in the leg Friday while fending off a dog that was attacking him, police said.
The officer, whose name was not released, responded about 7 a.m. to a domestic disturbance call in the 1800 block of N Blackwelder Avenue, police Capt. Jessica Cummins said.
An intoxicated man who was causing the disturbance agreed to leave voluntarily with the officer, Cummins said.
A pit bull-chow mix jumped on the officer's left leg and began attacking him, Cummins said.
She said the officer took out his handgun and fired several shots at the dog, one of which went through his lower left leg near his knee.
"That was pretty much, he felt, his only option to get the dog off of him," she said.
Cummins said the officer was taken to St. Anthony Hospital, where he was treated for the gunshot wound and dog bites.
Cummins said the dog, which was killed by a shot in the head, was taken by animal control officers.
http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=866209
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Edited by - Josey1 on 05/26/2002 06:40:34
2002-05-25
By Kenna Griffin
The Oklahoman
An Oklahoma City police officer shot himself in the leg Friday while fending off a dog that was attacking him, police said.
The officer, whose name was not released, responded about 7 a.m. to a domestic disturbance call in the 1800 block of N Blackwelder Avenue, police Capt. Jessica Cummins said.
An intoxicated man who was causing the disturbance agreed to leave voluntarily with the officer, Cummins said.
A pit bull-chow mix jumped on the officer's left leg and began attacking him, Cummins said.
She said the officer took out his handgun and fired several shots at the dog, one of which went through his lower left leg near his knee.
"That was pretty much, he felt, his only option to get the dog off of him," she said.
Cummins said the officer was taken to St. Anthony Hospital, where he was treated for the gunshot wound and dog bites.
Cummins said the dog, which was killed by a shot in the head, was taken by animal control officers.
http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=866209
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Edited by - Josey1 on 05/26/2002 06:40:34
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2002-05-25
The Associated Press
ENID -- Police have orders to shoot skunks on sight after a man was bitten by a rabid animal outside his home.
Police Chief Rick West ordered the skunk kill after a rabid animal bit Sydney Kusch, 81, twice outside his home. Kusch grabbed the animal and held it until authorities arrived.
"I used to hunt skunks during the Depression for 25 to 35 cents a hide, but I've never heard of one attacking someone," Kusch said.
He began treatment for rabies Thursday, a day after state Health Department authorities told him the skunk tested positive for the infectious disease that destroys nerve cells in the brain. Rabies is often fatal if untreated.
West authorized his officers to kill skunks with shotguns.
Residents who see skunks, especially during daylight, are asked to call the police department immediately. If they see a dead animal, they should call animal control officers.
Kusch's neighbor, John Murphy, said he saw the skunk on his front porch when he opened his door Monday afternoon. Murphy later saw the animal in a flower bed and it chased him, he said.
"That rascal came after me, a 240-pound guy," he said. "He chased me to the curb, turned and ran to the neighbor's house."
Kusch was tending to his tomato plants in the back yard when the skunk charged him.
Kusch said he tried to stomp on the skunk's head, but he lost his balance and fell. The skunk bit him once on his abdomen and once on his leg before Kusch grabbed the animal.
Kusch's wife, Vera, 79, whacked the skunk with her cane as the animal and her husband wrestled on the ground and the skunk sprayed. Then she called police.
There were 60 cases of rabies throughout the state in 2001, mostly in skunks.
http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=865856
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
May 24, 2002 Posted: 10:55 PM EDT (0255 GMT)
The mountain lion was first seen peeking through the fence of the suburban Los Angeles residence at about 4:40 a.m.
MONROVIA, California (CNN) -- A mountain lion that ventured into a backyard bamboo patch in suburban Los Angeles, and sat peeking through a hole in a fence, was shot dead Friday by a Fish and Game officer.
The original plan had been to tranquilize the animal, said Sgt. Richard Wagnom, of the Monrovia Police Department.
But the darts are effective only when shot into muscle, and only the lion's head was protruding from the fence, so the officer used a bullet instead, Wagnom said.
Department of Fish and Game regional manager Chuck Raysbrook said the game officer who shot the mountain lion believed it would be dangerous to try to tranquilize the animal in such an urban area, even if he could have gotten a clean shot.
"Reaction to a tranquilizer isn't always predictable -- sometimes animals that are tranquilized can exhibit wild behavior or don't demonstrate they've been affected at all," Raysbrook said.
He said the animal was displaying unusual behavior and there were people in the area, including children going to school.
Police had said earlier that the animal appeared to be sick or injured.
After shooting it, officials put the cat into a large bag and carried it to a pickup truck.
The mountain lion was first seen peeking through the fence about 4:40 a.m., in the middle of a residential block about three-quarters of a mile from the San Gabriel Mountains, where the animals are sometimes seen, said Lt. Rick Miglia of the Monrovia Police Department.
Police said they could not remember a mountain lion venturing so deep into a residential area.
Martine Colette, the director of the Wildlife Waystation, a rescue facility for big game animals that sometimes helps capture mountain lions, said she believes officials could have avoided killing the lion.
"When an animal is sickly and allows people to come close in proximity, the tranquilizer would have been effective and it may have been put in a catch-pole. What it comes down to is you need a team of experienced, trained people on-call to respond to these types of crisis," she said
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/05/24/mountain.lion/index.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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