COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A northern Idaho police officer whose superiors determined his shooting of a pet dog in a parked van violated policy has had his pay reduced.
Other news outlets report that Coeur d'Alene Police Officer David Kelley's hourly wage was cut by $3.15 to $31.02 per hour.
Information obtained by the newspaper through a public records request found the reduction started Oct. 1 for the officer who has 17 years of law enforcement experience.
Police on July 9 put out a statement that an officer responding earlier that day to a report of a suspicious van shot and killed a "vicious pit bull" that lunged for an officer's face.
The dog turned out to be a 2-year-old black Labrador mix named Arfee, whose owner was in a coffee shop.
