LAPD withholds identity of officer in fatal dog shooting in Canoga Park
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Set us as preferred The Los Angeles Police Department is shielding the identity of the officer who shot and killed a Saint Berdoodle last month in Canoga Park, citing threats to the officer’s life.LAPD Capt.Mike Bland told The Times after the department made the video public the officer’s name has not been released because of an investigation into threats against him.
State law and court rulings require law enforcement agencies release the names of officers involved in on-duty shootings, except in cases of a proven threat.On Tuesday, LAPD media relations officials reiterated that stance.Brett Greenfield, an attorney representing pet owner Marie Marseille, questioned why the department was hiding the officer’s identity and said he was not just seeking transparency but accountability for his client and her 100-pound dog, Jameson.“Transparency without accountability is meaningless.
The police body-worn cameras speak for themselves.The people of Los Angeles can watch it, and they can reach their own conclusions.
What they will see is deeply troubling,” he said.On Thursday, federal court records show, attorneys for Marseille filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, seeking damages for what the suit contends was undue use of force.The shaggy golden Saint Berdoodle was killed on June 13 by an LAPD officer while bounding out of Marseille’s Canoga Park apartment.Two officers knocked on Marseille’s apartment door to check on her after a neighbor in the complex called police to say she could not get a response after hearing exclamations of “Oh my God!” coming from Marseille’s apartment.Body cam video from the officer shows the large dog, wearing a Knicks T-shirt, barked loudly at police when Marseille first opened her door.
As the officers ask Marseille to put the dog away, bodycam video shows...