CINCINNATI, Ohio - June 9, 2009 - A Blue Ash family is outraged after returning home to find their dog had been shot and killed by a police officer.

The dog was a Chihuahua-mix named "Jack" that Scott and Sharon Bullock had given to their 12-year-old son for his birthday a few years ago.

When the Bullocks returned home from a family member's funeral on Friday, they found blood and three bullets on their front porch - along with a note to call the Blue Ash Police Department about their dog.

The Bullocks were shocked to learn that Jack had gotten out of the backyard and two officers who tried to catch him ended up shooting and killing him right on the family's front porch.

"He was cornered on the porch and scared," said Sharon Bullock. "The officer bent down bare-handed to pick up Jack, and Jack bit him."

"My five-year-old cried himself to sleep the night before last, wanting his dog," said Sharon Bullock.

"He 'barks' for him" added Scott Bullock. "He'd 'bark' and Jack would always come to him, so he's outside going 'Bark bark bark,' hoping he's gonna come back. It's heartbreaking."

The Bullocks told their five-year-old and three-year-old sons that Jack ran away.

The Bullocks admit they were at fault for leaving their dog outside, and are sorry the officer was bitten, but they say their dog was not a vicious animal and had never bitten anyone before.

They're wondering why the officers didn't call the SPCA to catch the dog. "They didn't make that phone call other than to come scoop the dog off the porch after they shot him," said Scott Bullock. "Two grown men that can't gather up a five-pound dog - and they're trained police officers - sounds ridiculous to me."

That officer later explained to the family that he was following procedure.

The Blue Ash Police Department has not returned 9News' calls for comment on this incident.

The family says there were two officers involved. One was bitten. The other officer tased, then shot the dog three times.

Ed. Note: If I did not so revere life I would suggest finding out if the murderer cops have a pets and kill them, leave their dead bodies on the cops’ porches, and see how they like it. However, these cops obviously do not value life, so it probably wouldn’t matter to them. When is enough, enough? Revolution Now! Independence Forever!

Please call the Chief of these murderous cops and demand they be fired! Find out their names and addresses and publish that information where everyone can see it. Put the fear of the People in these murderers. The fact that they killed a helpless little dog and the justifications given on their web site do not make it any less of a murder, as the Bullocks and their young children surely understand. It could be your pet - or child - next.

Blue Ash Police Chief Chris D. Wallace
513-745-8555