Coronado Police were involved in an incident over the weekend involving a dog that had been reported to Police by the public as aggressive and was witnessed by an officer lunging at a woman attempting to approach it. The dog was first reported acting aggressively at Centennial Park. It then charged at officers attempting to control the animal at two different locations. The officers attempted to subdue the dog by use of a Taser at these two locations. The dog was eventually secured and transported to an animal hospital, where it unfortunately died the following day.
The use of a Taser or other means of force on an aggressive animal is permissible to protect the public and the safety of an Officer. In this case, officers were dealing with an aggressive animal, had witnessed the dog lunging and biting at a pedestrian and were themselves charged at by the dog and felt an attack was imminent. The Coronado PD is saddened by the death of the dog.
Source: Coronado Police Department
