Officers Rescue Dog in Distress
On Sunday, July 12th, at approximately 4:10 p.m. Officers Scott Smith and Joe Lardieri responded to 252 Sawmill Rd. in reference to an animal complaint. Sergeant Jason Shepherd arrived on scene as well. The caller advised police dispatchers that a dog had been outside on the third story balcony in direct sun for several hours.
Upon arrival the officers observed the dog, a pit bull breed, panting heavily and barking and appeared to be in distress. Attempts to contact a resident at the front door were unsuccessful. Officer Smith used a laser temperature gauge to determine that the temperature on the surface of the balcony was in excess of 110 degrees. Officers contacted the Herbertsville Fire Company to have a ladder brought to the scene so officers could rescue the dog. By this time several area residents were gathered outside watching the scene unfold.
Officer Smith climbed the ladder to the balcony and let the dog in through the sliding glass doors as the watching residence clapped and cheered. After letting the dog in Officer Smith found that a woman had been inside the residence sleeping. The woman was a roommate who was not the owner of the dog.
The dog was brought to an emergency veterinarian for overnight treatment and observation while officers ascertained ownership information. On Monday July 13th, the dog’s owner, Jade Brown, was issued a summons for Failure to Provide Care for an Animal. The dog has been seized from her possession.
Sgt. Shepherd was heard praising the cooperative effort to rescue the dog, “I’m just glad someone called it in in time for us to get to the dog. The fire department and the guys all did a great job.”
The dog is currently safe and cared for in a local animal shelter.
Nicole Capone
Morgan Michelle omg ????
Nicole Capone always a throw down by you lol
Morgan Michelle do u know what happened
thank you thank you
Poor baby..Thank you to who ever called and Thank you to the Police officers..Now Put the Owner on the damn Deck for hours in the hot sun see how they like it !
Good job. Thank you.
And then the dog ends up in a kill shelter. The ones around here are horrible. Read the stats. Glad the dog was rescued.
okay Debbie Downer
I’m not a huge fan of kill shelters either, but it sure as hell beats dying from the heat in the blazing sun
Laurie Bazzanella that’s a good point
Thank yu fire department
Thank god for that officer. Some people shouldn’t have pets or children!!
Beautiful pup! Terrible human owner! ????
Such a great job rescuing the poor dog.
Thank you all for helping this innocent fur baby ????
That poor baby. Thank you to the police officers that rescued it. Hope the owners NEVER get it back.
Ty officers and all who were involved. God bless u all for caring!
Thanks to all the caller police ( see their not bad) and fire department
Thank you for help this pup out ????
Awesome job by all the First Responders! God Bless Officer Smith and Sgt Shepherd for their compassion and kindness
Sawmill Road. That explains it. Thank you to the person that reported it and to the police and fire personnel for your efforts. I’m a dog person and stuff like this makes my blood boil.
Such a beautiful animal!!!
God bless!
Thank you to the officers and firefighters for the rescue and to the the roommate and owner you are unreliable and should never own any animals you and your roommate are dumbasses and should be put on the balcony
Thank you to the people that called it in and to the officers and fire department.
Kudos to this Humane Law Enforcement Officer for not only saving this dog but making sure the dog was seized for good from these lowlifes. I dont like to make assumptions however given the location and the reputation of this place I am sure the roomate was high and couldn’t give a shit about a dog on a balcony. This dog was probably acting like a dog should with energy and playfulness and the roomate was pissed that the dog was interrupting him or her so they put the dog out on the balcony. Thank you to the person who called the police, the fire dept., The police dept for saving this dog…..
Lock the owner out there for a few days. Enjoy the sizzle, dickface.
Finally!! Justice being served for these innocent animals!!
I hate people.
Poor baby wish I can go take her or him and give love that the poor baby never had whoever did this should be in jail Thank God to all people that helped Whoever made that called probably saved this dogs life ❤️