swat raids mayors house and kills his dogs, because someone sent him a package.

[DIGITALHIPPY]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073003299.html

A police SWAT team raided the home of the mayor in the Prince George's County town of Berwyn Heights on Tuesday, shooting and killing his two dogs, after he brought in a 32-pound package of marijuana that had been delivered to his doorstep, police said.

Mayor Cheye Calvo was not arrested in the raid, which was carried out about 7 p.m. by the Sheriff's Office SWAT team and county police narcotics officers. Prince George's police spokesman Henry Tippett said yesterday that all the residents of the house -- Calvo, his wife and his mother-in-law -- are "persons of interest" in the case.

The package was addressed to Calvo's wife, Trinity Tomsic, said law enforcement officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the case is ongoing.

Tippett said police are working to determine for whom the drugs were meant.

Calvo said yesterday that he did not know how the drugs wound up on his doorstep. He works part time as the mayor and serves as director of expansion for the SEED Foundation, a well-known national nonprofit group that runs urban public boarding schools.

"My government blew through my doors and killed my dogs," Calvo said. "They thought we were drug dealers, and we were treated as such. I don't think they really ever considered that we weren't."

Calvo described a chaotic scene, in which he -- wearing only underwear and socks -- and his mother-in-law were handcuffed and interrogated for hours. They were surrounded by the dogs' carcasses and pools of the dogs' blood, Calvo said.

Spokesmen for the Sheriff's Office and Prince George's police expressed regret yesterday that the mayor's dogs were killed. But they defended the way the raid was carried out, saying it was proper for a case involving such a large amount of drugs.


Sgt. Mario Ellis, a Sheriff's Office spokesman, said the deputies who entered Calvo's home "apparently felt threatened" by the dogs.

"We're not in the habit of going to homes and shooting peoples' dogs," Ellis said. "If we were, there would be a lot more dead dogs around the county."

Calvo, 37, has been mayor of the 3,000-person town near College Park since 2004. His wife is a finance officer for the state, he said.

The investigation that led police to their house in the 8500 block of Edmonston Road began in Arizona, officials said. There, a police dog at a shipping facility identified the package as being filled with marijuana. Prince George's officers posed as deliverymen and brought it to Calvo's home.

Calvo said he came home early from work Tuesday. While walking the dogs, Calvo said, he noticed several black sport-utility vehicles and a woman parked in a car down the street. I figured someone was having a party," he recalled.

It was the police. They were watching, waiting for someone to bring the package into the house.

As Calvo returned to the house, he said, he spotted the large package that his mother-in-law had told a deliveryman to leave on the porch. He placed it on a buffet table near the front door and went upstairs to change.

"I brought it inside because I figured it was something we'd gotten for the garden," he said.

Moments later, just after he had undressed, Calvo said, he heard his mother-in-law scream that someone was coming toward the house. He looked out his bedroom window and saw officers in SWAT gear running across the lawn.

"I heard a loud crash and then 'bang, bang, bang,' " he said, recalling the sounds of the police shooting the dogs. "I hit the floor."

As the police came in, Calvo said, they shot his 7-year-old black Labrador retriever, Payton, near the front door and then his 4-year-old dog, Chase, also a black Lab, as the dog ran into a back room. Walking through his house yesterday, Calvo pointed out a bullet hole in the drywall where the younger dog had been shot.

"I understand they have a job to do, but it didn't have to go like that," Calvo said. He said the police could have knocked on his door and asked him about the package. "I've never done drugs in my life. Anyone who knows me knows that I am so adamantly opposed to them."

Police said yesterday that, when they seized the package during the raid, it was unopened.


Berwyn Heights Police Chief Patrick Murphy said county police and the Sheriff's Office had not notified his department of the raid. He said town police could have conducted the search without a SWAT team.

"You can't tell me the chief of police of a municipality wouldn't have been able to knock on the door of the mayor of that municipality, gain his confidence and enter the residence," Murphy said. "It would not have been a necessity to shoot and kill this man's dogs."

this part bugs the shit out of me.
"As the police came in, Calvo said, they shot his 7-year-old black Labrador retriever, Payton, near the front door and then his 4-year-old dog, Chase, also a black Lab, as the dog ran into a back room."

yea, what a pussy-ass cop, shooting a dog RUNNING AWAY... words cant express feelings of the BS.

 

[pSi007]

"As the police came in, Calvo said, they shot his 7-year-old black Labrador retriever, Payton, near the front door and then his 4-year-old dog, Chase, also a black Lab, as the dog ran into a back room."

Those are felony animal abuse charges. most likely, he will also file assault and wrongful arrest charges against the police.

lets send those criminal officers to prison....

 

[Prof Sublime]

All these cops are just shooting dogs left and right. Ridiculous... If the dog is running away I dont think you need to shoot it.

 

[pSi007]

sounds like organized crime blackmailed the mayor. The drugs probably came from the chief of police.

almost reminds me of that movie, Super Troopers, but not funny.

 

[FirstTracks]

asshole dog murdering, house pillaging, legalized organized crime.

I think that sums up my thoughts pretty well

 

[Mossad]

That is actually kinda funny, I really wonder who would send a package just to kill some dogs!

Someone put my box down once, errrrr

 

[FirstTracks]

That is actually kinda funny, I really wonder who would send a package just to kill some dogs!

Someone put my box down once, errrrr

nope, in no way is the murder of animals or the breaking into houses by government sanctioned organized crime funny.

 

[ureapwhatusow]

The investigation that led police to their house in the 8500 block of Edmonston Road began in Arizona, officials said. There, a police dog at a shipping facility identified the package as being filled with marijuana. Prince George's officers posed as deliverymen and brought it to Calvo's home.

A) Police have expertise dog handlers, why isn't there training for knowing when a animals poses a threat or not. Seems simple logical sense

B) Private shipping company has a dog sniffing packages? Makes one wonder was the package suspicious or does this company randomly search for contraban. Scary thought.

 

[BiG H3rB Tr3E]

black LABS??? oh yeah,, those are some TERRIFYING animals,,, they might charge you down and lick your face!!!

fuckin yellow belly cowards. id like to collect some info on these cocksuckers and break down their door and raid their house with 15 big ass dawgs and let them all take a chunk out them cops animal slaughtering asses....

im sure d-bo (my mastiff pitbull) would love to take a chomp out them>>> last time i measured his head was 29",,, and weighed him @ 174... hed show them pussy foot fagggots what a REAL animal threat looks liek

 

[DIGITALHIPPY]

Those are felony animal abuse charges. most likely, he will also file assault and wrongful arrest charges against the police.

lets send those criminal officers to prison....

you read my fucking thoughts exactly. cant wait to see pigs on "the inside" last time i was in jail though, cops are protected, or "blue banded" and seperated from gen.pop. so unless another ex-pig wants to hurt them there pritty safe, sad really, he needs a good anal rape.

labs, running, hardly the viscouse sceen....

 

[Dr. G]

is there a way we can get the info on who the officers were?

 

[Desiderata]

There is no fucking justice in the world! Those pig dog killers should be sent to prison. Someday you won't be able to kill someones dog and get away with it. This shit sickens me!........Desi!

 

[eyes]

this worlds headed for hell in a handbasket and i sure aint enjoying the ride.

 

[darthvapor]

the patriot act doesnt help either giving police way to much power, and the ability to arrest and detain without search warrants or probable cause. Lets remember this folks and get out and vote. hopefully we the people can turn this country around for the better. I would be devasted if someone shot my furry friends. I couldnt bear the loss, their like one of the family.

 

[Storm Crow]

Welcome to our world Mr. Mayor!

Welcome to our world Mr. Mayor!

NY Police Handcuff Children and Shoot a Dog all for a $60 Bag of Pot
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/2006/sep/21/ny_police_handcuff_children_and_

Explaining An Explosion: Police Accountability by Any Means Necessary
http://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=123

Owner Speaks Out After Police Shoot, Kill His Dog During Failed Drug Bust
http://www.abc6.com/news/semassachusetts/25732769.html

Deputies Shoot Dog After Owner Commands It To Attack
http://www.wtov9.com/news/17017534/detail.html?rss=steu&psp=news

Police shoot dog during drug raid
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1216256108250590.xml&coll=1

Police shoot pit bulls, kill one
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/352879_dogs27.html?source=mypi

Drug bust, dog shot - CBS 21
http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=c8a8d200-769d-4686-af26-bfe40d38489f




Is this a new trend? No way, Jose!

4 Officers Hurt (One by Pit Bull) as Police Fire 26 Shots to Kill Dog in Bronx (2006)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/24/n...3b3a9199818073&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Government Goons Murder Puppies! (2006)
http://www.reason.com/news/printer/33289.html

Police Report Drug Find, Shootings, Robberies (2005)
http://jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=4685

Shoot First, Ask Questions Later (2002)
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/14424/



Anyone else see a trend here?



Wonder what the Humane Society thinks about all this?



Did you know most serial killers start out by killing pets?



Granny

 

[stoned teacher]

Officers ever kill my dog, I find out their names and wait a year or two till they forget who I am then random bad things begin happieing to their cars n houses every few months till I decide I'm over it.

I'm generally not a vengeful person, but f with my dog......bastard cops oughta pay...

 

[Guest]

Guys, guys, guys....While I understande the pissed off nature of all your comments, and trust me, I've lived through similar type shit, I don't see a solution coming anytime soon. With obama, with mccain, with ANYONE....The country is heading down the shitter....It won't happen in any of our life times, or maybe it will. The question isn't "what can we do about it?" Simply put, becuase, there isn't a thing we can do. Make your money while it's not a communist country, and get the fuck out.

 

[starrider]

I completly agree with AprilFOOL looks like nazi germany all over again.we the people need to take our country back.

 

[SweetNightmare]

Quite possibly some of the most fucked up shit ever... even if it was a pit bull I'd be assuming it was trying to smell or lick me, unless they were obviously vicious...but shoot? fuckin black labs are you kidding me? what a fucking jackass those are some of the greatest dogs ever... idk how someone could live with themselves after killing a dog...

 

[Guest]

We have to imagine the adrenalin these fools go into a house with....remember, they're all jacked up about protecting themselves and their buddies...They are the LAW, which, because of human nature, makes them feel as though they're better, or more rightous in some way...Then they get strapped, bullet proof, quick reminder of the "good" they're about to do, and bam!!!!1 Entry time boys!




We've all seen it on cops....Anyway, make money, get out. Peace - A. Fool