A police officer responded to a call about two vicious dogs roaming a neighborhood in Meridian, Idaho. He handles the situation amazingly well by using every tool in his belt and avoiding lethal force.
“Meridian (ID) Police Department School Resource Officer David Gomez responds to a complaint of 2 vicious dogs running at large in a residential neighborhood. In 2014, the agency sent 2 officers to the class Defensive Tactics Canine Encounters, which teaches officers a use of force continuum and confidence in less lethal means during canine encounters, while still keeping the officer, innocent bystanders and the public’s canine companions from harm. Animal Control Officers were not immediately available. Officer Gomez put to the test what he learned in his department training session. Meridian Idaho PD and Officer Gomez set a high bar for fellow law enforcement officers across the nation.” – Dum Spiro Spero
Such a great job here by this police officer to stay calm and trust his training rather than going straight to physical confrontation as we’ve seen far too often. This training needs to be implemented everywhere.