The goal was to save a dog whose life, according to police, was in jeopardy and get help for a woman who was allegedly trying to kill it. What started as a Dog Day late afternoon scenario at Jack Darling Park ended up becoming an evening standoff involving Peel Regional Police and Mississauga Animal Control on Thursday. But this was no Hollywood movie.
The facts here were stranger than fiction – and just as alarming. As hundreds of families were enjoying a beautiful evening at the popular lakefront park between Clarkson and Port Credit, an incident unfolded that shocked people sitting at the foot of Lake Ontario. “I saw a woman in the water trying to drown her dog,” alleged a woman, explaining she called the police right away.
They responded quickly. Complicated call for @PeelPolice at Jack Darling Park in Mississauga— they are trying to get a woman in for medical help and rescue a dog who witnesses say they witnessed a person trying to drown. pic.
twitter.com/cnNJawpXv6 Two police cruisers with lights flashing arrived along with a Mississauga Animal control van and officer. “We received a call just past 7:15 p.
m. at Jack Darling Park for an animal complaint,” Const. Nikhil Chakravarthy confirmed.
“ The information initially provided to police was that a woman in her 20s was abusing a dog, and potentially trying to drown it.” Another witness told the Toronto Sun “she was pushing the dog under water but then applying love to the dog when he was coming .