NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (AP) — A 46-year-old Hudson Valley man is facing assault charges after his pit bull was shot and killed during an altercation with a police officer.

New Windsor town police say two officers were called to an Orange County residence early Wednesday night when Gregory Hines tried to start a fight. The Middletown Times Herald Record (http://bit.ly/1oWGXoy ) reports that when police told Hines he had to leave, Hines became abusive, removed the dog’s leash, and began to approach them.

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