Mitchell is a father himself, Moers said, and was devastated when his dog injured a child.
"His heart went through his throat when he finds out that there's somebody inside the car," the chief said.
Over and over, Mitchell and other officers made one point: It could have been much worse.
"The last forearm, the guy didn't have anything left but bone," Mitchell told a fellow officer.
Mitchell explained to a colleague that he released the dog so quickly because he saw his fellow officers yelling at Arenas-Alvarez.
"Yeah, we don't let the dog — let's get his information before we send the dog in," the unidentified officer told Mitchell.
Medics soon showed up to treat Ayleen, and a Spanish-speaking officer arrived to explain to her father what had happened. Another officer brought the little girl a teddy bear.
Moers said he watched the videos and was satisfied with how Ayleen and her father were treated in the aftermath.
When police talked to the store owner who made the original call, they realized there had been no robbery attempt.
A man came into the store wanting to return some protein powder, but the store said no because it had already been opened. The man got upset and said he wanted to exchange his bag for a new one.
He grabbed a new bag and opened it, then said something about robbing the owner, the owner told police. But the man ultimately left with the bag he'd come in with.
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