Officer Suspended After Getting Into Conflict with Woman Who Broke Into Hot Car to Help Dog in North Carolina

Cornelius Police criticized after woman saves dog from car

Officer suspended after getting into conflict with woman who broke into hot car to help dog in North Carolina

After investigations into the call itself and the officer’s actions, the department determined the way this call was handled “was not consistent with the way our officers treat the public or the co…

Cornelius Police suspends officer who's interaction with woman helping dog went viral

CORNELIUS, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- The Cornelius Police Department has deemed that its officer who responded to a dog left in a hot car was in the wrong for his viral interaction with the woman who helped the animal. This led to a suspension and department retraining using information provided by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Teen found dead in Lake Norman after being reported missing: Sheriff The incident occur…

June 7 dog incident results in suspension for police officer

July 11. Cornelius Police Chief David Baucom says an internal investigation into a botched animal welfare call on June 7 resulted in an unpaid suspension for the officer involved and a suspension from his duties as an active K9 handler. A dog was left in a hot vehicle, a good Samaritan opened the door to give it water and a police officer responded in a way that “was not consistent with the way our officers treat the public or the core values of…

Colorado Man Confronts Couple for Animal Abuse After Dog Pants in a Hot Car for 30 Minutes: 'Accountability is SO rare'

As a dog owner, I couldn’t watch this video without feeling furious. A couple in Colorado left their dog locked in a hot car outside a Home Depot for over 30 minutes, and the man who filmed the incident did exactly what I hope any decent person would do in that situation: he called the humane society, waited by the vehicle, and when the couple finally returned, he confronted them face to face. The temperature that day was 92 degrees. Inside the …

Cornelius Police officer suspended after interaction with woman aiding dog in hot car - WCCB Charlotte's CW

CORNELIUS, N.C. – WCCB has learned a Cornelius Police officer was suspended without pay for how he spoke to a woman during a call for service. It happened in early June. The woman called 911 because she saw a dog in a hot car, and then she opened the door of that car to give the dog water. In a video the woman recorded, she says, “So, just so all this is abundantly clear. This police officer is upset with me because I opened the door in 90 degre…