Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on April 24, 2019, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Lakewood Township Police were attempting to locate a male wanted by Manchester Police for a violation of a Final Restraining Order and Stalking at a sober living facility adjacent to All Saints Episcopal Church in Lakewood. In the process of trying to locate the male, a Lakewood Police Officer encountered an aggressive pit bull that ran towards the officer. The officer discharged his weapon and wounded the dog. The dog was transported by Lakewood EMS to a local veterinary hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. The officer was not harmed.
This is an ongoing investigation.
Why is always an aggressive pit bull? No other dogs are aggressive???? They never write an aggressive German Sheppard or an aggressive Chihuahua……so annoying. Stop perpetuating the hate of Pit bulls please!
Jennifer Daseking Carr I so agree. Not fair to the breed at all.
Drives me nuts!!
Jennifer Daseking Carr that looks like a Lab mix… maybe it was just being afraid.
Jennifer Daseking Carr labs have a higher attack/aggression rate. But they’re never in the headlines
Mary, I wasn’t even going by the picture….because who even knows if that is the dog in question. I’m just sick of the pit bull stereotype
i know … just trying to find the slightest bit of humor for such a sad on going story.
Jennifer Daseking Carr Pit Bulls aren’t even a real dog. They’re just make believe killers to put the blame on. So ridiculous. ?
Jennifer Daseking Carr Pit Bulls aren’t even a real dog. They’re just make believe killers to put the blame on. So ridiculous. ?
Grant A Dodrill me and my American Staffordshire Terrier agree!
Hi my name is Matthew Roth owner of this so called aggressive pitbull! First like to thank you everyone for the love n support! The story was not state that this officer entered our place of residence unlawfully and unannounced! Bella was doing her job n barking at him! The story also does not state that he fired two shots the first one miss and sent her into retreat! He pursued her firing a second shot hitting her in the leg! The bullet shattered her knee cap
Stop backing up this pussy ass cop. Fuckin coward.
Anthony Codispoti type of cop that will shoot someone they made crawl down a hallway while pulling up their pants
Scott A Barnes.. I saw that footage and it shook me to my core!!! And I’m not one who is easily rattled.. it was disgusting ??
Scott A Barnes.. I saw that footage and it shook me to my core!!! And I’m not one who is easily rattled.. it was disgusting ??
The other side of this story regarding the dog being shot after it was already retreating was very interesting, and I normally side with Law Enforcement. Hopefully there is body cam footage to see the whole story. A stranger came in unannounced, what do you expect most dogs to do? Let’s say you have company over and a police officer comes in to arrest someone in your home without knocking and your dog goes to check out what’s happening and gets shot, how is that fair?
Gregory Hnath Anyone hurt my dog, I’d kill them!
I’ve encountered this issue once by police. My dog may look scary to some, but she’s a sweetheart. Especially with people. Cup put his hand on his gun and screamed for me to put her secured inside.
ALL cops need to be trained how to deal with dogs. Screaming can upset/aggravate a dog more. They sense all emotions
Sharon Lynn Huber the same thing happened to me with my German Shepherd. I yelled that the dog does not bite in the nick of time.
Nice stock photo Lol That’s a weird looking pit bull
It’s the stereotype that only the small minded and pea brained think that a certain breed of dog is destined or predisposed to being violent. Those folks need to get educated in more than one way
Oh look it’s a pitbull so it must be aggressive right? Give me a fukin break …
The cop fucked up.
Are you serious???????? I bet you the dog just wanted to be pet!!!!!!
Matthew Schroeder this poor pup was literally licking the first responders while they were loading her up for treatment after she was shot she was not vicious twords anyone in anyway & another article said a witness saw the officer pursue her prior to her getting shot so he basically went after her just to shoot her because she was protected her house as any normal dog would
Let’s also add, it was a puppy.
And officers offered to pay for its euthanasia.which wasn’t needed. The dog had surgery for a shattered leg.
Any dog would be aggressive when anyone enters their territory…
Bingo.
If a dog comes at me I’ll rip his head off kill or be killed
Kyle Kovacofsky but what if he’s playful?
My dog will bark at you but all he wants to do is be pet…..
Matthew Schroeder difference story
No one knows the real story of the dog…. I havent seen any video
Matthew Schroeder dude I had mean dogs n nice dogs I have no problem with grabbing a dog n throat punching him lol
Kyle Kovacofsky oh I know….. Wtf was that monster you had….. And the same thing I’ll choke slam a motherfucker….. But i won’t shoot him…..
Kyle Kovacofsky They attack in defense EINSTEIN!! DUHHH
Kyle Kovacofsky
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This is absolutely disgusting!!! And that officer should be ashamed of himself!! I would get a lawyer and have a law suit against him!!! Fuckin cops are trigger happy!!!?
Those people now have dogs????
Steve Domanski those people??
Jessica Rasmussen yes people who are NOT us !!!!
Retrain the police in Lakewood on how to deal with dogs. Would they do this to their K-9s?
Had a TRPD tell me he would shot our Tibetan Spaniel if there was a emergency in our house because she was barking
Officer, thank you for not shooting to kill.
In this dogs defense he was protecting his territory ??♀️ Animals dont the difference between plain clothes civilians and police officers trying to do their jobs, They see a stranger uninvited. My dogs who are not pitbulls would have done the same thing unfortunately. The situation could have been handled differently..
Doesn’t even look like a pit Tara Stone
Poor puppy prob just protecting his house
My labs would bark
For sure and they look scary coming for you but they wouldn’t bite. Sad sad sad
Tazer anyone??
Does not even look like a pit
Michelle Curry the picture is a general picture , not of the dog at the scene
Does not even look like a pit
Michelle Curry the picture is a general picture , not of the dog at the scene
How is this a “pit bull” !?
How is this a “pit bull” !?
DID THEY HAVE A WARRANT WHEN THEY WENT IN THERE. DID THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. NO WARRANT ILLEGAL.
Beth Lane YES!!!!!
Ask for the body cam footage
Poor Bella ? shes not even 2 yet…
Doesn’t look like a Pitbull maybe mixed? But damn! How is she?
Let’s see the body cam!!
Yeah Bra this Pit looks like a real killer. They are a very misunderstood Breed. Most likely, this Pit was only protecting his/her territory, family and himself. My Pitbull is friendly, but if someone came in the yard or house uninvited, she’d tear them to pieces. Most dogs would, and watch dogs, that’s their job…..
Glad the Officer is ok, and glad the Pit is ok.
Michelle Aber omg how cute is she!!
Traci Dritto i know. lol
Traci Dritto
Michelle Aber thank you for sharing I can’t take all this cuteness …when we get a pup it will most likely be a pit love them so so much
Traci Dritto
Michelle Aber keep the pics coming! So so cute this made my day a whole lot better ??
Yes…a Killer Pitbull, WATCH OUT!
Traci Dritto
Traci Dritto
Bet the dog wasn’t even harming anyone
I done believe for a minute the cop had a reason to shoot the dog,,, he saw a dog and wanted to protect himself!!!! Bullshit that the dog was aggressive ,,, show proof with body cam!!!! I’m sick of cops beating up on people for NO reason,,,, they ALL think they are above the law!!! ????
Come on Bradley Belheimer, that pup is only defending his home
The cop needs to get shot
That dog is sooo cute doesn’t look harmless at all
This was just being reported on by News 12 in Lakewood….COME ON!!!! The Officer shot thd dog for no reason! The Officer was trespassing, the pup was defending his home.
My girl would do the same thing! MAN UP LAKEWOOD PD!
Watch out, my Pit’s a killer too!!!!!
SMDH
Pretty Pittie! ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
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The picture on this post isn’t the actual dog in the article
Is that picture of the aggressive dog?
Rebecca J Satkin Apparently that is not the dog!!!!!
No this is our stock dog
Ocean County Scanner News then you should take it down. That is misleading and you are framing an innocent dog!
We are offended.
Rebecca J Satkin clip your dogs toenails! ?
Casey Longo he doesn’t let me. It’s an on going battle. He has severe anxiety
My dog doesn’t either but there’s gotta be a way. I use treats in one hand and clip w the other to try to distract. It’s hard and she still tries to bite me bc she hates it but I do a little at a time and then take her for walks to file down.
Casey Longo nothing has worked. I even got a grinder but he is stronger than me when it comes down to it. We just moved into a new house, they were better at the old house with the concrete.
Aggressive my ass, probably was just barking
They are colored blind like all dogs
So they must see blob of color coming at them, at first
That’s not the dog they use this same picture in articles concerning dogs
Was the dog outside running loose
Danalynn Post no the cop walked into this place unannounced.
They’re supposed to knock or let their presence be known, and ask if there are any animals- if so, put them away. He didn’t do that.
Poor baby, I hope he is adopted to a loving home.
They are aggressive and probably purposely let out, officers should protect themselves
My pittie… mushy love
That can’t fucking do anything right in Lakewood
I have a pit and she is a luv bug, she will absolutely defend her home and owners like any dog would…so I agree with all the others about let’s see the uniform cam and if this officer is lying about this “aggressive “ dog then maybe the officer should have to face disciplinary actions…and all police officers should be trained in how to handle animals once they barge into a home that has animals
BEST DOGS ON THE PLANET! I don’t have any personally but my buddy’s do and they are some the most obedient, playful, happy dogs. Not a single once of aggression. Best dogs
BEST DOGS ON THE PLANET! I don’t have any personally but my buddy’s do and they are some the most obedient, playful, happy dogs. Not a single once of aggression. Best dogs
My Chihuahua would run up on you too you come into my yard I’m always worried about stuff like this