Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: FEBRUARY 2017 9 A s law enforcement agen- cies continue to struggle in terms of budget cuts and declining tax revenues, Kentucky State Police have found a way to put more money in the budget of police departments and sheriff’s offices in the state. Guns confiscated during criminal arrests in 2016 have netted Kentucky law enforcement nearly $90,000 in state grant money. It’s all thanks to the Kentucky Of- fice of Homeland Security’s (KOHS) Law Enforcement Protection Pro- gram. That effort allows Kentucky State Police to sell confiscated weapons to federally licensed firearms dealers. The money made from the gun sales are then awarded to city, county, public universities, sheriffs and school district law enforcement agencies across the state. KOHS started the program back in 2008. More than $4.5 million in grants have been awarded since then. A ccording to a recent federal court ruling, police officers are justified in shooting dogs in homes if the animal “barks or moves.” The ruling out of Michigan is the result of an incident in Battle Creekthat left two dogs dead while police officers were execut- ing a search warrant on a home while looking for drugs. Court documents show a pe- tition was filed by Mark and Cheryl Brown after the police action. The couple alleges that officers unlawfully seized their prop- erty in violation of the Fourth Amendment when officers shot and killed two dogs while execut- ing a search warrant. Officers at the scene testified that one of the couple’s pit bulls “lunged at them” before retreat- ing to the basement. According to court documents, officers shot and killed the animal in the basement. One of the officers then shot the second dog after that animal allegedly turned and barked at them. One of the officers that shot one of the dogs testified he took that action after he saw blood coming out of numerous holes in the dog. He said he did not want to see it suffer so he put her out of her misery and fired the last shot. Judge Eric Clay said that Mark and Cheryl Brown failed to pro- vide evidence that their dogs did not lunge or bark at the officers. “Given the totality of the cir- cumstances and viewed from the perspective of an objectively rea- sonable officer, the dog poses an imminent threat to the officer’s safety,” Judge Clay said. “The standard we set out today is that a police officer’s use of deadly force against a dog while executing a search warrant to search a home for illegal drug activity is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment when the dog poses an imminent threat to the officer’s safety.” Court ruling on when police can shoot dogs Gun sales helping state police during tough times When the term “F-U Money” doesn’t quite cover it. – Multi-billionaire Warren Buffett made $32.2 million dollars per day in 2016 44% LARGER OBJECTIVE LENS FOR INCREASED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BROTHERS IN ARMS. © 2017 Trijicon, Inc Wixom, MI 1.800.338.0563 17TRIJ11424-H MADE IN THE USA Find out more at trijicon.com MRO® CAPS AND COVERS NOW AVAILABLE! 7075 Aluminum Forged Housing extreme durability Intuitive Optical Design reduced tunnel vision or tube effect Ambidextrous Illumination Knob shooting hand never leaves fire control Sub-Flush Adjusters prevents accidental adjustment The Trijicon ® MRO ® (Miniature Rifle Optic) Engineered with the same innovative advantages as the battle-tested ACOG® .