How Sad: Mayor's dogs shot in raid.

[cmayer31]

From AP, Associated Press

Md. mayor wants probe into raid at his home

2 hours ago

BERWYN HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — The mayor of a small town outside Washington says he's asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate a county police raid on his home during which his dogs were killed.

Cheye Calvo says it's too early to talk about seeking monetary damages.

Authorities raided Calvo's home after intercepting a package shipped to his wife that was filled with 32 pounds of marijuana last week. During the raid, law enforcement officers broke down Calvo's door and shot and killed the family's two dogs.

Prince George Police Chief Melvin High says Calvo and his family were "most likely ... innocent victims," of a drug smuggling scheme in which packages were shipped to unknowing recipients and intercepted. Authorities have said they killed the dogs because they felt threatened.

The AP has an undated picture of the mayor holding his wife's hand and walking his two labs, Chase and Payton. They're such a happy family and now both dogs are dead, shot by their own police force. I hope they find the drug smugglers that sent the package that was intercepted.

So sad for the two labbies. RIP Chase and Payton.

[lizbud]

How horrible. Just saw this on MSNBC too. A little more detail on this.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26079096/


This seems like a major screw up by the county. I hardly think this couple,
being as prominent in the community as they were, had anything to do with
these drugs. And the poor dogs.

[RICHARD]

Oh, SORRY!

IF they were police dogs would the story be different?

You betcha.

[lizbud]

The FBI is now involved in investigating what happened & why. Here's
a article and video of the Mayor talking about what these experience
was like when the county cops broke into his house & shot his dogs.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/08/...ml#cnnSTCVideo

[IRescue452]

Seems pretty typical of police officers. Unfortunately. Nobody is policing the police.

[chocolatepuppy]

Seems pretty typical of police officers. Unfortunately. Nobody is policing the police.

My thoughts exactly. That's the reason my dogs were rushed into the house anytime a cop came near the crackhouse next door. (it's empty now) I feared if they ran up and down the fence the cops might shoot them. I also worried that a raid at the wrong house, mine, could have got my dogs shot.
It happened in the next town a few years back, cops raided a drug house and shot the neighbors dog in their backyard and it was CHAINED!!!
How awful for this poor family and their dogs. May they both Rest in Peace. I'd be willing to bet money these 'cops' will not be brought to justice. No matter, the dogs are dead, no bringing them back.