Cop shoots pit bull

Saturday, June 16, 2007

A Jersey City cop shot a pit bull after it attacked him during a drug arrest yesterday evening near the Hudson County Courthouse, officials said.

The officer was part of a narcotics investigation that led to an arrest on drug charges and the recovery of drugs at Courthouse Place and Baldwin Avenue about 6:30 p.m., city spokesman Stan H. Eason said.

During the arrest, the suspect's dog attacked, biting a cop on the leg, Eason said. The cop fired about four shots at the dog, hitting it at least once, Eason said.

The dog then bolted back into the suspect's home and ran into the backyard.

Eason said Animal Control took the dog to the Jersey City Animal Hospital for treatment.

Information about the person arrested couldn't be obtained last night.

CRAIG GARRETSON