East Haven Cop Shoots Dog in Front of Children

It was an idyllic afternoon in this quiet East Haven neighborhood. At Michael Dadio’s house on George Street, his girlfriend’s kids played in the back yard while his dad mowed the lawn.
Then the cops showed up.
They killed the family dog, tasered Michael Dadio Sr. and then arrested him — all because he didn’t show up to court on DUI charges. Dadio Sr. was not available for comment.
This overreaction by two East Haven police officers — in front of children — has upset neighbors on a street where many families own dogs.
“The way this happened was totally reckless,” says Dadio Jr. He says he went to the police to complain and was told, “It’s just a dog.”
via East Haven Cop Shoots Dog in Front of Children – New Haven Advocate.

 As this story from last year shows us this was handled according to department policy

"Police in Blue Ash, Ohio have shot dead a Chihuahua cross dog, but only after first tasing it.
5 year old Jack was the pet of the Bullock family, who bought the dog several years ago for their now 12 year old son. While the Bullock’s were out, Jack got out, and that’s where the police became involved.
If tasing and shooting a small 5 pound dog isn’t bad enough, the way the family found out about it was worse again. On returning home, they found three bullets and blood splattered over their front porch, along with a note to call the police about their dog."

Let me just say,your department policy stinks.