Dog returned to white woman who called police on black man bird-watching in Central Park
The cocker spaniel belonging to the white woman who called police on Christian Cooper, a black man who was bird-watching in Central Park in May, has been returned to her. "Accordingly, and consistent with input received from law enforcement, we have now complied with the owner's request for return of the dog," according to the statement. The incident in the parkAmy Cooper called police on Christian Cooper (no relation) on May 25 during an encounter involving her unleashed dog. Amy Cooper was walking her dog while Christian Cooper was bird-watching at a wooded area of Central Park called the Ramble. But Christian Cooper also said he was disturbed by the fact that people were making death threats toward Amy Cooper, which he called abhorrent.