if you have pets:
Kate Hallock arrived at her Oakland hills home after running errands Tuesday and found a blue note fluttering on her front door.Posted by Dr. Frank at October 5, 2010 05:28 PM | TrackBack"Oakland police responded to your residence to investigate a burglar alarm," the handwritten note read. "While circling the rear perimeter, lab advanced on officers in a threatening manner before being shot and killed."
"Lab" was Gloria, an 11-year-old, arthritic yellow Labrador Hallock's family had owned since she was a puppy. Oakland police shot Gloria three times with a 40-caliber Glock handgun in the family's backyard while responding to a false burglar alarm at the property. The dog, police said, growled and barked at them.