Orlok
09-06-2007, 11:05 AM
Chandler Police Officer Arrested in the Death of a Police Dog (http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=7035130&nav=14RT)
Stephanie Johnson (sjohnson@kold.com), KOLD News Producer
In the wake of a memorial for a DPS police dog who died here in Tucson, authorities in Chandler, Arizona have a similar case on their hands.
Authorities have arrested a Chandler police officer in the death of a police dog that was left in a hot patrol car for more than twelve hours. Chandler police Sergeant Tom Lovejoy was booked into Maricopa County jail in Phoenix on a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty after a two-week investigation into the death of five-year-old Belgian Malinois "Bandit."
The sheriff's investigation shows Bandit was in Lovejoy's patrol car from about nine in the morning to a little after ten in the evening on August 11th.
During that time, the investigation found that Lovejoy ran errands for his wife, napped for a short time and later ate out with his wife. Later on, Lovejoy found "Bandit" dead in his patrol car. Lovejoy could face up to six months in jail and a 12 hundred dollar fine if he is convicted.What a fucking asshole ... :mad:
Stephanie Johnson (sjohnson@kold.com), KOLD News Producer
In the wake of a memorial for a DPS police dog who died here in Tucson, authorities in Chandler, Arizona have a similar case on their hands.
Authorities have arrested a Chandler police officer in the death of a police dog that was left in a hot patrol car for more than twelve hours. Chandler police Sergeant Tom Lovejoy was booked into Maricopa County jail in Phoenix on a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty after a two-week investigation into the death of five-year-old Belgian Malinois "Bandit."
The sheriff's investigation shows Bandit was in Lovejoy's patrol car from about nine in the morning to a little after ten in the evening on August 11th.
During that time, the investigation found that Lovejoy ran errands for his wife, napped for a short time and later ate out with his wife. Later on, Lovejoy found "Bandit" dead in his patrol car. Lovejoy could face up to six months in jail and a 12 hundred dollar fine if he is convicted.What a fucking asshole ... :mad: