Police fire stun gun, then real gun at dog that attacked officer

Plus: Hockey mom charged with assaulting parent from opposing team at arena

An occasional roundup of unusual events reported by the Ontario Provincial Police

Police shot and killed a dog after it attacked an officer and other people.

Officers were called to Embrun, southeast of Ottawa, Thursday around 11:30 a.m. A man was walking around brandishing a large knife.

“Officers arrested the individual without incident, but the man’s dog was in the area acting aggressively, attacking people, including an OPP member, as well as other dogs and animals,” police said.

An officer fired a stun gun to try to subdue the dog.

“Out of concern for the public and officer safety, an officer made the decision to utilize their firearm to put the dog down.”

OPP said officers make “every effort” to avoid putting down an animal, “but if an animal must be dispatched the officer will act quickly and cause a minimum of pain and trauma.”

The dog did not seriously injure anyone. Police did not identify the dog’s breed.

Hockey mom charged

A hockey mom was charged with assault at an arena.

The woman had a “solid object” in her hand when she allegedly struck a parent from an opposing team, OPP said. The victim had minor injuries.

It happened March 2 at an arena in West Nipissing, near North Bay.

The woman, 40, of Markstay-Warren, near Sudbury, was charged with assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and mischief.

You again?

A woman was arrested twice in one day.

On Thursday around 1 a.m., she was charged with mischief in Wawa, 230 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie.

While in police custody, she showed signs of impairment.

“Upon release, the accused was provided a courtesy ride home and warned by police not to drive a vehicle, due to suspected impairment,” OPP said.

Around 2 a.m. police saw her driving a car. The Wawa woman, 34, was charged with impaired driving.

Snowmobiler nabbed in shed

It was a hit-and-run with a twist.

A woman on a snowmobile crashed into the air conditioning unit of a house in Cochrane, 400 km north of Sudbury, on March 2 at 12:30 a.m.

“The driver had fled on foot prior to police arrival,” OPP said.

Police found her hiding under a tarp in a nearby shed.

An Iroquois Falls woman, 34, was charged with failing to report a collision, driving while prohibited and trespassing at night.