Caller threatens to shoot loose dog in yard

Heard on: Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Police, Fire and EMS

01:06

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

This is an incident in Baraga Township.

00:06

Anybody over at (number withheld) Tangen Road, (number withheld) Tangen Road, caller reports that there is a pit bull, pit bull in their yard, known to fight other dogs.

00:16

Caller was threatening to shoot the dog.

00:18

We did advise them not to.

00:20

So he's concerned about the customer's dog.

00:26

Could you go with that address again?

00:30

(number withheld) Tangen Road.

00:38

That way.

00:41

Okay.

00:46

It's over. It looks like it's over on Keweenaw Bay Tribal Land, over at (number withheld) Pingin Road.

00:56

(number withheld) Pingin Road, item 75010 there, but looks like the caller does have a weapon, so I just want to see if you'd be available.

01:05

Yep, I'm already headed there.

2026-10-26 17:21 UTC

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Caller threatens to shoot loose dog in yard

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported animal dispute in Baraga Township near Tangen Road and Pingin Road, where a caller reported a pit bull in their yard that was known to fight other dogs and had reportedly threatened to shoot the dog. The caller was advised not to use a weapon, and officers were already on their way to the scene, which was also described as being on or near Keweenaw Bay Tribal Land.

Caller threatens to shoot loose dog in yard

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