Police Dog Dies After He Was Left in Police Car In a 109 Degrees Day

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Officer accused of leaving police dog in hot car
Report: Cop ran errands, napped as canine died in 109-degree day

Updated: 9:34 a.m. CT Sept 6, 2007
PHOENIX - A suburban police officer is accused of leaving a police dog in a patrol car for more than 12 hours on a 109-degree day, killing the animal.

Chandler police Sgt. Tom Lovejoy was booked into the Maricopa County jail on a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty after a two-week investigation into the death of a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois named Bandit. He was released later Wednesday, said Capt. Paul Chagolla, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s investigation showed Bandit was in Lovejoy’s patrol car from about 9 a.m. to shortly after 10 p.m. Aug. 11. During that time, the investigation found, the officer ran errands, napped and ate out with his wife. Lovejoy later found the dog dead in the car.

“I am certain Sgt. Lovejoy has suffered greatly from leaving his police dog in a sweltering car,” Sheriff Joe Arpaio said in a statement. “I do not relish the idea of compounding his sadness. However, Lovejoy must be treated like anyone else in similar cir stances.”

Lovejoy said Wednesday night that he is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 25 and that his lawyer advised him not to comment further.

“With the sheriff railing on me right now, it’s kind of hard to say anything,” Lovejoy said.

Chandler Police Chief Sherry Kiyler said in a statement that the department respects and supports the criminal justice system and its processes, and that an internal investigation has been launched.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20622619/?GT1=10357

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Dude is probably not a bad guy, just a complete ing idiot

[boutons_]

Phoenix's Finest

[duncan228]

9 am to after 10 pm?
That's beyond cruel.
How do you leave a dog for 13 hours and not think about it?

, if I'm gone longer than a few hours I think about my animals and they're in the house.

[blizz]

ing sucker...that's so ed up. asshole!

[atxrocker]

Dude is probably not a bad guy, just a complete ing idiot

alright dude, im calling you out on this one. you, man. intentional or not, how in the does anyone, especially a cop leave a ing animal locked in a car in that kind of heat for that amount of time? you're so full of . you were quick to jump on the give mike vick the death penalty bandwagon but say this guy should get a slap on the wrist cause he's a ing cop? come the on, you double standard having bas . i would still consider this animal cruelty.

[Squid]

Isn't killing a police dog the same as killing an actual officer? He should be held to it. ing asshole. What kind of piece of leaves their dog in a car for that long? He is just as bad as Vick.

[marini martini]

My Dad had a police dog in WW11, named Shep. I have a beautiful figurine, that I am giving to a very good friend

[Phil Hellmuth]

i don't think all humans have brains.

[marini martini]

Me in' either

[leemajors]

i can't stand people who leave their dogs in cars with the windows down for movies in the winter. this is inexcusable.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

alright dude, im calling you out on this one. you, man. intentional or not, how in the does anyone, especially a cop leave a ing animal locked in a car in that kind of heat for that amount of time? you're so full of . you were quick to jump on the give mike vick the death penalty bandwagon but say this guy should get a slap on the wrist cause he's a ing cop? come the on, you double standard having bas . i would still consider this animal cruelty.

First of all, I said nothing about how the man should be punished, I said he was PROBABLY more of an idiot than a cruel son of a like your boy Vick. Second, how in the can you compare this with what Vick did?? Seriously! You're one stupid mother er you know that? Exercise some ing common sense for once in your life! and finally, I didn't jump on any bandwagon jackass, I told you to STFU with the Vick ball riding you've been doing since the whole thing came out. For sake, you went so far as to bring up your Vick bull on a thread talking about a man getting his neck slashed by Rafer Alston.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

and by the way I we're going to start with the "I call you out" bull , let me put this one in

Good thing he didnt stab a dog

no . everyone would be all over this story if so. this thread would be an easy 3 pages by now if he had.

why do people suddenly value human life so much less than that of an animal?

Here's my response...

oh just shut the up already! Nobody here is condoning what this jackass did, but whatever Alston did or did not do, that still doesn't make what Vick did any less ed up!

and here is my favorite by Ronaldo McDonald...

u seemed to really give a aabout human life wen you posted this (in reference to Own Wilson's suicide attempt):

i just think it's funny that i'm supposed to give a that some millionaire hollywood playboy is taking a fall. boo ing hoo. maybe i'm not being compassionate but this happens all the time. okay, depression is a serious issue. it hits everyone. i guess i just tend to feel less sorry for the guy who gets it when his problems are how he's going to spend his millions or what his latest role is gonna be

So in the future, think before you spew out , mmk?

[atxrocker]

First of all, I said nothing about how the man should be punished, I said he was PROBABLY more of an idiot than a cruel son of a like your boy Vick. Second, how in the can you compare this with what Vick did?? Seriously! You're one stupid mother er you know that? Exercise some ing common sense for once in your life! and finally, I didn't jump on any bandwagon jackass, I told you to STFU with the Vick ball riding you've been doing since the whole thing came out. For sake, you went so far as to bring up your Vick bull on a thread talking about a man getting his neck slashed by Rafer Alston.

nice try on backpeddling. your initial post implied that you didn't really think it was much of an issue. write it off as an honest mistake, huh? as far as the comparison, i wouldn't know which way to die is worst since i have neither been drowned/shot or killed from heat exhaustion. i wouldn't imagine either would be fun. both are murder. by the way, i never ing defended vick. my whole point was how the whole thing had been blown out of proportion by the media and s like you. i never said it was right or that i agreed with him so if that's what you're trying to imply then read my posts again. i still stick to my position on that issue too. it's just funny that this story comes out and nobody on ST gives a flying but let some animal cruelty story come out about a black athlete and all ing breaks loose. and you know, what both of them did was ed up but how exactly is allowing your dog a slow, painful death by insane heat any better than any other forms of murder? it's really a shame that your opinion on subject matters differ based off of how much publicity a story gets.

[atxrocker]

and by the way I we're going to start with the "I call you out" bull , let me put this one in


Here's my response...


and here is my favorite by Ronaldo McDonald...

So in the future, think before you spew out , mmk?

this post does nothing in your favor. you're getting desperate. in the first quote i was confirming my opinion that people on this board would have come in droves to post if it was a controversial topic like the vick case. noone gave a that a neck was slashed. in the second, i refused to show sympathy for a celeb who tried to off himself. that's not exactly the same thing as being murdered is it now?

[atxrocker]

****waits for manumanic to post more pointless quotes in an attempt to not look like a hypocrite

[MaNuMaNiAc]

nice try on backpeddling. your initial post implied that you didn't really think it was much of an issue. write it off as an honest mistake, huh? as far as the comparison, i wouldn't know which way to die is worst since i have neither been drowned/shot or killed from heat exhaustion. i wouldn't imagine either would be fun. both are murder. by the way, i never ing defended vick. my whole point was how the whole thing had been blown out of proportion by the media and s like you. i never said it was right or that i agreed with him so if that's what you're trying to imply then read my posts again. i still stick to my position on that issue too. it's just funny that this story comes out and nobody on ST gives a flying but let some animal cruelty story come out about a black athlete and all ing breaks loose. and you know, what both of them did was ed up but how exactly is allowing your dog a slow, painful death by insane heat any better than any other forms of murder? it's really a shame that your opinion on subject matters differ based off of how much publicity a story gets.

I blew out of proportion?? When? Go ahead, back your up! Find the post where I comment on the Vick case and blow out of proportion

[2Blonde]

nice try on backpeddling. your initial post implied that you didn't really think it was much of an issue. write it off as an honest mistake, huh? as far as the comparison, i wouldn't know which way to die is worst since i have neither been drowned/shot or killed from heat exhaustion. i wouldn't imagine either would be fun. both are murder. by the way, i never ing defended vick. my whole point was how the whole thing had been blown out of proportion by the media and s like you. i never said it was right or that i agreed with him so if that's what you're trying to imply then read my posts again. i still stick to my position on that issue too. it's just funny that this story comes out and nobody on ST gives a flying but let some animal cruelty story come out about a black athlete and all ing breaks loose. and you know, what both of them did was ed up but how exactly is allowing your dog a slow, painful death by insane heat any better than any other forms of murder? it's really a shame that your opinion on subject matters differ based off of how much publicity a story gets.

ATX,
So he's apathetic and blowing it out of proportion at the same time? Good trick on Manu's part. Wouldn't it be easier for you to find one point of view and stick with it?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

this post does nothing in your favor. you're getting desperate. in the first thread i was confirming my opinion that people on this board would have come in droves to post if it was a controversial topic like the vick case. noone gave a that a neck was slashed. in the second, i refused to show sympathy for a celeb who tried to off himself. that's not exactly the same thing as being murdered is it now?

That post accomplishe exactly what its meant to accomplish, and that is show you for the jackass that you are. You, for some reason or other seem to have a hard on for Vick and continiously bring his up again and again in the hopes people here are going to somehow agree with you that what Vick did wasn't that bad... let me tell you something, it wasn't bad, it was HORRIBLE! and I couldn't give a if the man was black, white, yellow or ing blue, what he did is ed up! Now what this guy did sound more like neglect than downright cruelty, but I could be wrong, see the facts aren't completely out yet, unlike your boy Vick.

[Mister Sinister]

Sad..

[atxrocker]

ATX,
So he's apathetic and blowing it out of proportion at the same time? Good trick on Manu's part. Wouldn't it be easier for you to find one point of view and stick with it?

uh.. i guess you had a blonde moment. that is the point i am trying to make here. he writes this case off as a non-issue yet blasted vick not all that long ago. he's a hypocrite. get it now?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

uh.. i guess you had a blonde moment. that is the point i am trying to make here. he writes this case off as a non-issue yet blasted vick not all that long ago. he's a hypocrite. get it now?

When? find the post ! Go ahead. Find the post where I blow the whole thing out of proportion

[MaNuMaNiAc]

What's the matter rocker? nothing to say?? Good, then STFU!

[Ronaldo McDonald]

alright dude, im calling you out on this one. you, man. intentional or not, how in the does anyone, especially a cop leave a ing animal locked in a car in that kind of heat for that amount of time? you're so full of . you were quick to jump on the give mike vick the death penalty bandwagon but say this guy should get a slap on the wrist cause he's a ing cop? come the on, you double standard having bas . i would still consider this animal cruelty.

There is a basic difference between someone who may not have the mental capacity to be responsible for a dog or anyone or any thing for that matter and someone who does all the that Vick has done and is immoral beyond any comprehension.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

There is a basic difference between someone who may not have the mental capacity to be responsible for a dog or anyone or any thing for that matter and someone who does all the that Vick has done and is immoral beyond any comprehension.

you're wasting your time bro, anything basic eludes him