Lawsuit claims NYPD slapped dog out window

A New York family has filed a lawsuit saying a police officer searching their home slapped their 7-pound dog with enough force to send him flying out a third story window.

Chuwie, described as a mix of miniature pinscher and Pomeranian, survived the fall, but the family says he hasn’t been the same since police burst into their Bronx apartment a year ago, guns drawn, for what turned out to be a failed drug raid.

“How could a police officer do that to a tiny dog?”’ the New York Post quoted Iris Ramos as saying. Her son-in-law, Ronald Estevez, 27, owns Chuwie.

The family says Chuwie, though he barked at police, never tried to attack an officer.

“Children were crying. Guns were being pointed in their faces,’’ said family lawyer Jeffrey Emdin, who filed the suit in Bronx Civil Court. It names the city and NYPD as defendants and seeks $300 for vet bills and unspecified other damages.

Emdin said Iris Ramos’ brother, daughter, son-in-law and niece were arrested for drug possession, but that their cases were later dismissed.

The lawsuit says Chuwie jumped on a bed and began barking when the police came in. When one officer slapped him with the back of his hand, the dog flew four feet, through the bars in the open window and plummeted three stories, landing on a patch of grass.

(Photo: Matthew McDermott / New York Post)

Comments

Comment from debbie
Time October 25, 2011 at 6:17 am

this is truly distrubing to me and not an isolated case. What happened to the friendly policeman, the peace officer?
Law enforcement demands our respect and yet they continue to do these types of things that erode it.

Comment from baltimoregal
Time October 25, 2011 at 10:34 am

I’m not at all surprised. They shoot the bigger dogs, even harmless, friendly ones.

Comment from vida
Time October 25, 2011 at 5:43 pm

They shoot small one too, this is beyond revolting. Poor little thing, hope they win the suit. These ‘drug raids’ are bad news all around. Too many paid informers with a nice bonus to be made for a tip, true or false.

Comment from smoketoomuch
Time October 26, 2011 at 3:13 pm

Big, tough, cops! And they wonder why they get no respect! Clobberng tiny defensless animals and braking traffic laws at will are two reasons that leap instantly to mind.

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