‘Dog In The Car’ – Supervisor Arrived and Their Claims Fell Apart

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]You're not free to leave at this point.

[00:00:01]>> This is fun. Can I get my dog out? No.

[00:00:03]So, you're going to leave me here and say that's animal cruelty? So, you're going to make me stay in there?

[00:00:05]>> At this point, you are causing a problem with me, okay? How? You're not You're not complying with what I'm requesting.

[00:00:11]I don't need to give you my ID. I'm I'm asking if I can get my dog out. Right now, you are detained. You don't need to yell at me, sir. You don't need to yell at me. Look, >> Listen, you're public servant. You need to relax. You're the one who needs to relax.

[00:00:19]>> You need to relax. I've done nothing wrong. You haven't You're being very cooperative. Hey.

[00:00:22]>> know who you are. Hey. I don't know who you are.

[00:00:24]>> Calm Okay, calm down.

[00:00:25]>> yourself. Police approached a man and quickly began pressuring him with accusations of animal cruelty simply because his dog was sitting inside his vehicle, even though all the windows were down, water was available, and there were no clear signs the animal was in danger. The officers then demanded identification despite no crime having been established. As the man calmly asked them to identify the specific law he had violated, refused to provide ID without a lawful basis, and repeatedly requested a supervisor, the officer began dodging questions and prolonging the detention without clearly explaining the legal justification for it. But instead of backing down, the man continued recording the encounter, challenged the legality of the stop, and exposed contradictions in the officer's accusations. Ultimately, when a supervisor arrived, inspected the dog's condition, and confirmed that no wrongdoing had occurred, the officers were forced to release the man without issuing any charges. You gave it?

[00:01:17]No.

[00:01:18]What are you on?

[00:01:19]Anthony. Anthony, step back. What's your name? Officer Johnson. Badge number?

[00:01:24]What's Are you this Is this your truck?

[00:01:27]It might be. Okay. You know. What's your name?

[00:01:30]It doesn't matter what my name is. I want to ask you questions.

[00:01:32]>> Problem with the vehicle. So, right now, there's problems cuz we're getting a lot of calls about your dog inside the vehicle. Okay, well, then >> Sounds like he's in distress. I need to go into your ID.

[00:01:39]Have I have I committed a crime? Yes.

[00:01:41]No, I have not.

[00:01:41]>> I'm going to write you a ticket for it.

[00:01:42]Articulate my crime. What? Animal cruelty. Show me the code. Show me the code of the statute, please.

[00:01:47]>> Show your ID. I'm not showing you my ID unless unless I've committed a crime.

[00:01:49]No.

[00:01:50]>> committed a crime already. No, I'm not committing a crime.

[00:01:51]>> you a ticket for it. That's how that's going Then write me my ticket, then. All right, give me your ID. I don't I don't need to give you my ID.

[00:01:56]That's a lawful order. That's not a crime, sir. Show me your tattoo, please.

[00:02:00]>> your dog inside a car? With the with the windows up? Yes.

[00:02:03]That doesn't matter. It's >> I need a sergeant out here, please. I I need a sergeant out here, please. I'm requesting a sergeant. I'm requesting a sergeant, please.

[00:02:08]>> to see your ID.

[00:02:08]>> I'm not answering any more questions. I need a sergeant.

[00:02:10]>> see your ID. You're not free to leave at this point. That's fine. Can I get my dog out? No. So, you're going to leave me in this animal cruelty? So, you're going to make me stay in there?

[00:02:16]>> point, you're causing a problem with me, okay? How? You're not You're not complying with what I'm requesting. I don't need to give you my ID. I'm I'm asking if I can get my dog out. Hey. You don't need to Tell me, sir. You don't need to tell me to look.

[00:02:26]>> Listen. You're public servant. You need to relax. You're the one who needs to relax.

[00:02:29]>> You need to relax. I've done nothing wrong. You haven't >> You're being very combative. Hey.

[00:02:32]>> who you are.

[00:02:33]>> Hey. I don't know who you >> Calm down. Okay, calm down.

[00:02:35]>> yourself.

[00:02:36]>> Calm down. Colorado state law says that if I have stopped you, okay, which this is now a stop, okay, you need to identify yourself, okay? What don't you understand about that?

[00:02:44]>> Show me the Colorado statute. I need First of all, what I what I requested a sergeant, you must give me my sergeant, please. I don't know who you are. I'm not answering your questions. May I get my dog out?

[00:02:52]>> No.

[00:02:52]So, you tell me it's animal cruelty?

[00:02:54]>> because I That's going to separate me and your dog.

[00:02:56]>> animal cruelty? You tell me it's animal I don't know if that dog is vicious or not. That's my dog, dude. He's not going to be vicious with me. I have a leash I have a leash for him, too. I don't know who your dog is. I don't know you.

[00:03:04]>> I don't know you. You're illegally detaining me. I'm going to I'm going to talk to a sergeant immediately. I'm conducting an investigation and you're impeding >> That's No, no, no, no. Could I call a sergeant out here, please? I've already called for another unit. I need a sergeant, not another unit.

[00:03:15]>> That's not how that works.

[00:03:15]>> Then we're just going to waste each other's time. If you want to arrest me for not complying to orders, go right ahead. I guarantee it's not going to work out well for you in court.

[00:03:21]Guaranteed.

[00:03:22]>> Okay. I'm still going to write you a ticket, but I don't know who you are.

[00:03:24]So, you're not Get a sergeant out here, please. You're not free to leave.

[00:03:28]I don't have time to I'm just going to keep repeating myself, I guess. I guess I'm going to have to repeat myself. I know my rights. You're violating my rights, sorry. I'm not violating your rights.

[00:03:35]>> You're trying to. Which part am I violating? Terry stop. Do you know what a Terry stop is? This isn't a Terry stop. No? It's not? You're being detained right now.

[00:03:40]>> Yeah, yeah, for illegally illegally detained.

[00:03:43]>> What's the probable cause I'm going to detain you? What's your probable cause?

[00:03:45]Your dog.

[00:03:46]I've had multiple callers who just lied to me about how >> Wait, where's your Let me see the call list. Let me see how many people called.

[00:03:51]>> that works. Right. I pay your paycheck.

[00:03:53]You work for me, sir. You're public servant. Understand that. You're public servant. Understand that.

[00:03:57]>> I work for the city of Castle Rock, okay?

[00:03:58]>> And this is why I do this, to get people like you off the streets.

[00:04:00]>> To get me off the streets? What have I done to you? You're violating my rights right now. It's illegal It's I'm being illegally detained right now. And you will not get me a sergeant. I have requested a sergeant. Give me a sergeant right now. It is a waste of time. You're right. There's actual crime out there right now.

[00:04:10]>> I I don't know Why would I identify myself? I have a right not to identify myself unless I've unless I've committed a crime. That is exactly how it works.

[00:04:16]That's exactly how it works. We're going to see. We're going to watch. What's going on?

[00:04:19]It's going on.

[00:04:20]>> Uh your name and badge number, sir?

[00:04:21]Officer Young, badge number 2007.

[00:04:23]>> very much. Be professional. I appreciate that. And just so you know, I've been detained for almost 10 minutes now.

[00:04:27]It's up to you, man.

[00:04:29]You haven't identified yourself. I don't know And I'm not going to. I haven't committed a crime. You left your dog out here in 87° >> Listen, I I left my dog out. He has not been out here long because >> over 30 minutes.

[00:04:37]>> Like No, it has not. Now you're lying.

[00:04:38]Now you're lying. No, I'm not lying. Now you're lying. Now I got you lying. I hope you know. I have someone I called to >> I hope you know you're lying now. I got you. Because my girlfriend was just in the car with him. Your girlfriend was in the car? Giving him water and leaving the windows down. So now I got you lying. I'll go check on I'm going to I'm going to I'm going to fulfill your request to all these We're going to, okay? And you're caught lying on on tape, just so you understand that.

[00:04:56]>> That's what the call taker said.

[00:04:56]>> Am I free to go yet?

[00:04:57]>> No, you're not.

[00:04:58]>> Okay. You haven't identified yourself.

[00:04:59]>> not going to. You are. No, I'm not.

[00:05:01]>> That's how that's going to work.

[00:05:02]>> That's funny.

[00:05:03]You think that's how it's going to work?

[00:05:04]I'm going to ask you questions. You're not asking me questions. I'm not answering any more questions.

[00:05:07]>> questions that I want. I'm not answering any of your questions until I have a lawyer present. I've asked you not to ask me any more questions.

[00:05:13]>> Okay. So then stop asking questions.

[00:05:15]>> am I asking you? I've asked you a million times to stop asking questions.

[00:05:17]>> Okay. I've asked you for your ID.

[00:05:19]All right. You haven't provided So issue of time if you take >> And you're not going to get my ID. So >> There's real crime being There's real crime happening right now, bro. What are you doing?

[00:05:27]Do you have warrants? Is that your issue?

[00:05:28]>> I don't have warrants. I'm not scared of nothing. Especially you. I'm not threatening you. What is that on your arm right there? Is that what looks like a ghost helmet on the forearm? Oh, no, it's a clown. All right. So my partner's going to go talk to with our supervisor.

[00:05:39]That's fine. I'm not here to give you guys a hard time at all at all. How you been? Doing well. Good.

[00:05:43]>> Um what's going on, man? Nothing. Um just sitting here trying on get clothes with my girl. Dog has windows down. We feed him water. He's totally fine. He has anxiety, which is not against the law.

[00:05:52]Um but I guess someone called in uh 20 minutes before I got out.

[00:05:56]>> Got you. So 20 minutes, I mean my dog's totally fine. He's been He hasn't barked since I've been out here with him. Okay.

[00:06:00]He's totally good. Um I requested a supervisor right away. He wouldn't do that for me. I don't know why.

[00:06:04]He wouldn't give me a supervisor right away.

[00:06:06]Kind of weird. Um but like I'm saying, I'm just I just want to get about my day. I got you. Dog is totally fine. I I appreciate you checking on him. Yeah.

[00:06:13]You know, that's what you guys were called in to do, just check for make sure it's all safety. Yeah. But it's dog's fine. He says you have animal cruelty, but I said can I bring the dog out and you wouldn't let me bring it out. Yes. Okay, yeah. Once you go ahead and you get the dog out and throw on the leash and just so it doesn't run off.

[00:06:24]Good boy. Sit. Sit. Good boy. That a good boy. So Anthony, um we don't necessarily want to like cite you with any animal charges or at all. I mean you guys got to >> You don't have to let us, but you might if I just at least look and make sure there's no puke or anything. Absolutely not. I mean that's not puke. As you can see.

[00:06:40]Okay. All right, I'll just look through the window then. Do whatever you got to do. Okay. All right. You guys can search and search. Obviously I've done nothing wrong. I don't see any vomit or like feces.

[00:06:49]>> great care of my dog. He's my best friend, man. Got you. Okay. Cool. Is there anything else we can do for you?

[00:06:53]Absolutely not. All right, man. Anthony, go ahead and have a good day, all right?

[00:06:55]Thank you very much. Appreciate you, officer.