Puppy beaten, buried alive, teens charged: Bakersfield, CA (US) - Jun 6, 2011

Incident Date: Monday, Jun 6, 2011
County: Kern

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged:
» 15-year-old-male
» 17-year-old male

Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department have arrested two teens who were in the process of burying live dogs.

Sgt. Mary DeGeare said that about 8:20 a.m. Monday, the BPD received a call regarding two boys, 15 and 17 years old, who were burying live dogs in the 1900 block of East Planz Road.

A homeowner said they saw two teens, one of whom was striking one of three puppies with a stick.

The boys then began to bury the same puppy in a pre-dug hole on the shoulder of the road where East Planz Road intersects with Hale Street, DeGeare said.

DeGeare said the witness called the police and then confronted the boys, who both ran.

Police said the buried puppy was freeing itself from the dirt and the other two puppies were loose nearby.

The 17-year-old returned to the area and the younger returned later with a parent.

The BPD's investigation revealed the animals were owned by the boys, and they were attempting to dispose of the dogs because of problems they were causing in their yard, DeGeare said.

Both boys were arrested on charges of conspiracy and animal cruelty and taken to Juvenile Hall.

The 8-week-old pit bull mix puppies were taken by city Animal Control

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Puppy stolen, dropped on head: Waldo, FL (US) - Jun 6, 2011

Incident Date: Monday, Jun 6, 2011
County: Alachua

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Franklin J. Buck

A man with an extensive and violent criminal history was picked up Monday on suspicion of dropping a puppy on its head while he was trying to steal the month-old animal.

Franklin J. Buck, 51, of 14907 NE 141st St. in Waldo, was arrested by the Waldo Police Department on suspicion of animal cruelty, burglary and grand theft.

Officer Jeff Pedrick was dispatched to a home a few blocks from Buck's residence because a man had apparently tried to steal a puppy valued at $500.

The daughter of the owner of the puppy said she noticed a man walking to the front of her mother's home carrying the puppy, which had been in a pen behind the home. The woman said that when she confronted the man about the puppy, he dropped it and ran off.

The puppy landed on its head, which began to bleed. Pedrick said the animal had a large lump on the top of its head.

Pedrick caught up with Buck a few blocks away and took him back to the puppy's home where he was identified as the suspect. Buck was being held at the Alachua County Jail on Tuesday.

Florida Department of Corrections records show Buck has served five state prison terms since 1979 for crimes including sexual battery with a weapon or force, multiple convictions for battery on a law enforcement officer, kidnapping, leaving the scene of a crash with serious injury, DUI and grand theft auto.

He was most recently released from prison in 2007.

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