Date: Fri 22-Mar-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDYG

Quick Words:

burglary-dog-crime

Full Text:

Dog Dies In Riverside Burglary

Police are investigating the death of a pet dog in connection with a

residential burglary in the Riverside section, near Lake Zoar.

About 5 pm on March 15, the victim of the house break came home from work,

found his front door unlocked and saw his dog lying motionless on the kitchen

floor. The burglary victim then realized that the canine was dead.

In investigating the burglary, police found signs of forced entry into the

house in the area where the dog was found lying dead.

Police said there was no bullet in the dog and no medical examination will be

performed on it. It is unclear if the dog was killed by the burglar in the

break-in, police said.

Many drawers in upstairs bedrooms were dumped on the floor in the burglary,

police said. The thief or thieves stole an unspecified amount of cash.

The incident constitutes third-degree burglary, fifth-degree larceny, and

cruelty to animals, police said. Fifth-degree larceny involves the theft of

between $250 and $500 of cash or goods.

Police ask anyone with information about the case to contact them at the

police station.