Must be a Wisconsin police thing. We put our dogs inside in their kennels if the police are in the neighborhood. A few years ago a policeman in Milwaukee shot a cocker spaniel that was running up the driveway to meet him. Its tail was wagging and the lady was yelling not to worry it wouldn't hurt him, and he just pulled the gun. I honestly don't trust police around here. A beagle is going to howl if it finds a bunny down a hole, thats what they do. He could have caught it without getting hurt. Most cops here have catchpoles. The lady should have gone looking for her dog though.