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: MARCH 2016 13 Cops keep a man and dog together E veryone knows that cops will go to bat for each other when one of them needs some help. But it’s really something when officers go the ex- tra mile for someone that doesn’t have much in the way of resources or sup- port. In Denver, a homeless man named Jeffrey Menen- dez was sentenced to a month in jail for setting an illegal campfire and getting in some kind of dispute with a police officer. The man’s dog, Bonnie, was taken to the Denver Animal Shelter. Menendez was obviously heartbroken. He knew the shelter would either find a new home for the animal or even worse, put it down be- fore he would be released. Everyone has a special bond with their pets but for the homeless it’s on a whole different level. “She was something for me to care for. Everywhere I went, she went with me,” Menendez told Simon Crit- tle, a Denver Sheriff’s De- partment spokesman. So some big-hearted depu- ties stepped in to save the day – or at least the dog. The deputies went into fundraising mode and con- tacted New Hope Cattle Dogs Rescue of Colorado. That group agreed to pony up to keep the dog at the shelter until Menendez got out. Menendez was overjoyed and relieved. “If they didn’t do that, I wouldn’t still have Bonnie. That kind of kindness is something you don’t expect. I have never experienced it before,” he told Crittle, the sheriff’s spokesman. Crittle says the story is a great way to illustrate how the jail’s new management philosophy is supposed to work. Part of the plan is to give people the kind of help that can keep them out of the system. “If you can do a little thing to make their lives easier, ultimately that person is going to be a little easier to manage,” Crittle told report- ers with the Denver Post. Sometimes just making a few phone calls can make a world of difference It’s not rocket science, people – if you make deadly threats on a cop’s life you most certainly will be going to jail. According to FOX 59 News in Indianapolis, Metro Police recently arrested a 23-year-old man after he threatened to kill uniformed police officers. Officers responding to calls of separate road rage incidents involving a firearm and a yellow 2006 Dodge Charger were able to lo- cate the vehicle. Around that same time, officials say they believe the car’s owner called 911 and made state- ments to the effect that he intended to kill the cops who had just located his car. Shortly thereafter, the offi- cers were angrily confronted by Robert N. White Jr. According to police, the man rushed towards the of- ficers, shouting, “[expletive] get away from my car before I kill you. [And] . . . I’ll kill you in the line of duty!” According to a police re- port, officers found a loaded handgun inside the vehicle. Mr. White does not have a valid Indiana gun permit, however. He was arrested for intimi- dation, firearms violation, possession of marijuana and resisting law enforcement. Moron threatens officers, gets arrested and charged