CASTRO VALLEY (KRON) — A dog was killed and another one was injured Thursday as sheriff’s deputies in Castro Valley patrolled near a homeless camp and arrested several people on drug charges.
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department said a pair of dogs tried to attack a deputy while on patrol in the area of I-580 and East Castro Valley Boulevard.
The incident happened around 1 p.m. Thursday.
They department said the deputy fired toward the dogs after they tried to attack.
Four people at the homeless camp were arrested on a series of drug charges.
One person was found with methamphetamine, the sheriff’s department said.
No one was hurt during the incident besides the dogs.