its been ten yrs, iirc the initial stories were quite different then the wiki page.
he tossed his dog because he didn't want the dog to be injured/killed in a gun fight.
but you're right about the cop - I had totally forgot about that - I thought he had just escaped an unfair speed trap - i had not recalled him shooting a cop.
I remembered incorrectly, I thought they shot at him first and he returned fire but that no one was hurt.
Sorry to any L.E out there.