Police Search for Missing K-9 Unit Dog in Wilmington

OHIO -- Wilmington Police Department's K-9, Karson, is still missing after escaping from a kennel on Tuesday.

According to Wilmington Police Department's Facebook page, Karson escaped a boarding kennel at the Clinton Animal Care Center, located at 960 W. Locust St.

 

  

According to the page, after Karson escaped, he was seen running northeast toward the high school around 3 p.m.

Officers said he was last seen 4:30-5 p.m. on Tuesday on Ohio 73 near Mitchell Road.

The search was suspended about 9:30 p.m. for the night. Officers said they hoped Karson would find a place to sleep for the night and then look for food in the morning.

The search resumed for a few hours Thursday morning, but was again suspended Thursday afternoon due to the weather.

Karson's handler is on vacation, so he was being boarded at the kennel. He has never been assigned to any other officers.

They believe the 2-year-old Belgian Malinois escaped the kennel before he was about to be groomed. Karson did not bite anyone at the kennel.

He had been boarded before.

The department purchased Karson in 2013 for $17,500 and said they had invested another $2,500 into his care and training since then.

Crews from Franklin Township, Mason, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Clinton County Sheriff's Office assisted with the search Tuesday night.

Karson is estimated to weigh between 60 and 65 pounds. He was wearing a leather collar without dog tags.

Officers said no one should approach Karson if he is seen. They have received several calls about his possible whereabouts and do not believe that he is in any danger for the night.

Anyone who sees Karson was asked to contact WPD at 937-382-3833.

(WLWT - Dec 24, 2014)

Christmas Day dog attack turns neighbors against each other

ALABAMA -- The final straw.

On Christmas Day, a 10 pound Yorkie named Mickey was attacked on the front yard of her owner’s home in the Hazelwood Subdivision in Madison County.

The vicious attack left Mickey with dozens of stitches from bite wounds, and possible internal bleeding. So far, her owners have paid more than $1,000 in vet bills and she is not out of the woods yet.

  

 

Patricia McNeese says the attack is not the first and it won’t be the last if something is not done fast.
“I am very concerned about the safety of not only the pets in our neighborhood, but children and adults as well,” McNeese said.

Neighbors claim one dog, a 10-year-old brown lab mix that can be found wandering the streets of the neighborhood, is responsible for more than six attacks on other dogs. A neighborhood woman also claims she was bitten by the same dog.

 

McNeese and other neighbors who did not want to talk on camera say they have all tried talking with the dog’s owner, but the owner refuses to admit the dog is a problem and won’t make the dog stay off everyone else’s property.

“There is not a question in our minds what animal is responsible for all of these attacks, and we just need the police to do their jobs and force the owner to take care of this dangerous animal,” McNeese added.

Madison County has K9 ordinances to address pets running wild and attacking other dogs or people. Despite neighbors telling WHNT News 19 they have collectively filed three police reports against the dog’s owners, they say nothing has been done to fix the problem.

 

Video taken by a neighbor showing the dog repeatedly roaming loose

WHNT News 19 contacted the Madison County Sheriff’s office Friday afternoon. On the phone, an official said the complaints are under review and the case remains open. The official refused to comment further because it is an on-going investigation.

WHNT News 19 spoke with another neighbor who lives across the street from where the alleged vicious dog resides. That neighbor does not think the dog is responsible for the attacks and says another dog from the area may be to blame.

But for the six pet owners and one human bite victim, they all point a finger directly to the same dog.

(whnt.com  - Dec 26, 2014)

Family dog euthanized after baby girl attacked in Saanich

CANADA -- An infant is in stable condition in a Victoria hospital after being mauled by a long-time family pet on Sunday, according to police.

The two-week-old Saanich girl suffered “significant facial and head injuries” in the attack, but they are considered non-life threatening.

“She’s in stable condition in the hospital and all accounts point to her being released shortly,” said Saanich Police Const. Nawid Akbar.

Saanich Police say the dog, a pit bull / Rottweiler cross, was a family pet of 17 years. It has since been euthanized with the family’s consent.

Officials called the attack an “unfortunate tragedy.” Details of what led to the mauling are unclear.

"When you have small children it's very important to know where they are in relation to pets because at the end of the day, pets are animals and anything can happen," Akbar said.

Police say child and family services has been contacted and charges of criminal negligence are being contemplated.

(CTV News - Dec 28, 2014)

Vet clinic worker, Sandra Glidewell, accused of bludgeoning, drowning cats

FLORIDA -- A veterinary clinic employee was arrested Tuesday for allegedly bludgeoning two cats with a hammer and then drowning them in a swimming pool, the Lake County Sheriff's Office reported..

Sandra Glidewell, who had been working as a part-time employee at You've Got A Friend Veterinary Clinic in Mascotte for about two years, was arrested on aggravated animal abuse charges. Glidewell had also been fostering several animals.

 

Clinic owner Joyce Alderman said she fired Glidewell, 48, after the allegations surfaced Tuesday.

"She never demonstrated any abuse towards any animal at this clinic," Alderman said. "She did not have that record or reputation when she was hired."

Deputies responded to a call about 7 a.m. alleging that Glidewell was killing her animals with a hammer.

Two cats that "appeared to have been bludgeoned and then drowned" were found at the bottom of a swimming pool upon arrival, said sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Jim Vachon.

Deputies also found a dead Chihuahua wrapped in a blanket on a chair.

Glidewell's daughter told deputies her mother was "extremely upset" after one of their Chihuahuas escaped from an outside fence and drowned in the swimming pool Monday night, according to an arrest affidavit. The girl said she then saw her mother throwing a cat on the ground and then attempted to hit another cat in the head with a hammer.

Although the daughter said she grabbed her mother's hand to stop her, she said she yelled back "at her to let go or there will be more," according to the affidavit.

The girl said she later found the two cats "still alive but barely breathing" and said her mother then "took the cats, one by one, to the pool and drowned them," according to the affidavit.

Deputies do not know why Glidewell killed the animals. Other animals, including four dogs, three cats and four birds were taken from her home and will remain at Lake County Animal Services until a court hearing, Vachon said.

(Orlando Sentinel-Dec 23, 2014)

Man arrested after dog attack

HAWAII -- An Anahola man was arrested for shooting a gun near the owner of a dog that killed his pet.
 
Kenyan Kapp, 34, was arrested on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, for reckless endangering, terroristic threatening and trespass. He allegedly confronted a neighbor and fired a handgun in close proximity.

The dispute began shortly after the victim’s dog reportedly attacked and killed a male Shih Tzu mix owned by Kapp.

The dog attack reportedly occurred after the Shih Tzu trespassed onto the victim’s property.

The victim called Kauai Police Dispatch around 6:28 p.m. She reported that Kapp came onto her property and fired a handgun approximately six feet away.

Police located the suspect at his home on Kalalea View Drive. Officers also located a handgun at the residence.

Kapp was taken into custody.  He was released later that evening after posting $22,000 bail.

(Thegardenisland.com - Dec 27, 2014)

Portland man, Taylor Issac Jenson, accused of strangling dog Christmas Eve, throwing it into tree

OREGON --  A 29-year-old Portland man spent Christmas in custody after arriving home drunk on Christmas Eve, strangling the family dog and throwing the animal into the Christmas tree, according to police and prosecutors.

Taylor Issac Jenson was booked into the downtown Portland jail about 11 p.m. on Wednesday, on allegations of second-degree animal abuse and fourth-degree assault.

Police were called to the Northeast Portland home at 10:35 p.m. Jenson's wife told Officers John Maul Jr. and Matthew Bigoni that her husband had arrived home intoxicated and got angry at her dog, according to court records.

Jenson picked up the Jack Russell Terrier-Chihuahua mix, began strangling it and threw it into the Christmas tree, deputy district attorney Samuel Leineweber wrote in a probable cause affidavit. 

When Jenson's wife tried to stop her husband from hurting the dog, he pushed her down, the affidavit said.

Police noticed red marks and cuts on the face of Jenson's wife. His wife's 10-year-old daughter was home at the time, Leineweber wrote in the affidavit.

Jenson told police he was discharged from the U.S. Navy two months ago and was having a hard time re-adjusting to civilian life, the affidavit said. He had served in the Navy from 2008 through this year, according to court documents.

He told officers he got upset because of some news he'd received about his mother and felt his wife "loved the dog more than him,'' the affidavit said.

He told court officials that he drank two beers and had two shots of alcohol prior to Tuesday night's incident.

Police said the dog lay motionless for a short time and was later shaking and whining and did not want to be touched, according to the affidavit.

Jenson was released from Multnomah County Detention Center to pre-trial supervision on Friday and given a Jan. 13 court date.

(Oregon Live - Dec 28, 2014)

Indiana: This is why animals continued to be abused and neglected: DA's office agrees to dismiss 19 COUNTS of cruelty so breeder Laura King will plead to 1 COUNT of cruelty. Is the Orange County DA's office lazy? Or are they too scared to take something to trial? -- Oh wait, now they did fine her $1. Yes, you read that right. $1.

INDIANA -- A Paoli woman is looking to spend a lot of time at home, after being sentenced to home incarceration for animal cruelty charges.

Laura J. King, 40, was sentenced last week as a part of her plea agreement with Orange County prosecutors.

She will serve the sentence through home confinement.

Ooh, what punishment. She gets to sit home and watch tv, play video games, eat, sleep, check her email... she is a veterinary technician. She understands more than just about anyone - health issues, starvation, ammonia, matted fur on poodles, etc. Why wasn't her butt put in a jail cell? Or at the very least, why don't you make her get off her butt and go do community service? How about she go stand with a sign saying 'I'm an animal abuser'? What moron approved this? And why didn't the judge reject it? 

An earlier article said that Orange County, Indiana Prosecutor Mr. Kelly C. Minton was assigned to prosecute the case. 

Or is this a case of Laura King being related to someone 'important' in Orange County? Law enforcement? Mayor's office? County commissioner? 

King pleaded guilty to one count of cruelty to an animal with the remaining 19 counts being dismissed.

King was sentenced to one year at the Orange County jail, with 185 days suspended, including credit for 14 days previously served and day-for-day good time credit for each day of actual incarceration.

A final judgment and sentencing order in the case shows that the balance of King's executed sentence will be served on home incarceration with electronic monitoring through the Orange County Probation Department.

She also was ordered to pay a $1 fine, court costs of $168 and probation user fees totaling $210.

King was arrested in Louisville in May after the removal of 20 poodles from her home east of Paoli on May 8.

King was arrested in Louisville on 20 counts of cruelty to an animal in connection with a case involving the removal of those poodles from a home east of Paoli on May 8.

The Orange County Sheriff's Department received a notification from a local utility crew about dogs being confined in an abandoned home on U.S. 150 near Tater Road.

 

Veterinarian Dr. Bill McDonald was called to the scene. He found two dogs that were suffering from maggot infestations and took them to his office for treatment. The remaining dogs, all of which were covered in their own waste, were taken to the Orange County animal shelter in Paoli.

One of the dogs died the night the animals were found.

 

According to those on the scene, the dogs were found standing in 2 to 3 inches of feces and someone had been feeding the dogs, but only enough for them to be kept alive and the food had been dumped in the dogs' crates in the dog's waste.

40-year-old King is the owner of the property and works as a vet technician at Metropolitan Veterinary Specialist in Louisville.

(WBIW - Dec 22, 2014)

Earlier:

• Indiana: 20 Poodles found covered in feces in Paoli home belonging to vet tech Laura King