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GRAPHIC: Vernon PD Releases Body Cam Footage Of Officer Fatally Shooting Dog GRAPHIC: Vernon PD Releases Body Cam Footage Of Officer Fatally Shooting Dog
Graphic: Vernon PD Releases Body Cam Footage Of Officer Fatally Shooting Dog The Vernon Police Department has released body camera footage of a police officer that shot a loose dog. A neighbor can be heard telling Officer Rivera a local dog, "Hiro," had been running around loose for four or five hours Saturday afternoon. The neighbor told Rivera he tried giving the "rabid" dog water when it attacked him.  Footage moments later shows Hiro barking and running toward the officer. Rivera yells at the dog to back up twice before pulling the trigger. The department is withholding the footage in its entirety due to privacy concerns and the ongoing investigation. The sho…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Outrage Spreads After Vernon Police Officer Shoots, Kills Dog 'Hiro' Outside His Home Outrage Spreads After Vernon Police Officer Shoots, Kills Dog 'Hiro' Outside His Home
Outrage Spreads After Vernon Police Officer Shoots, Kills Dog 'Hiro' Outside His Home Shock and outrage spread through Vernon after a police officer shot and killed a dog outside of his home. ** STORY UPDATE: Vernon Police Release Body Cam Footage Of Officer Fatally Shooting Dog ** The Labrador named "Hiro" -- who was previously a rescue dog with "Eleventh Hour Rescue" -- had gotten loose in the Scenic Lakes community when an officer came to help capture him late Saturday afternoon, Buddha Dog Rescue & Recovery wrote in a Facebook post detailing the shooting. Police told a BDRR official the dog was foaming at the mouth when he charged at the officer -- who was "scared …

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by Cecilia Levine