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Post by RealPitBull on Jan 17, 2008 9:22:26 GMT -5
Alleged L.A. Dog-Fighting Ring Busted LOS ANGELES (CBS) ¯ Police arrested a 55-year-old man after the Los Angeles City Animal Cruelty Task Force found scarred pit bulls and equipment related to dog-fighting at a property in the Hyde Park section of Los Angeles, authorities said.
Jerome Woods of Los Angeles was arrested Wednesday in the 6600 block of 4th Avenue near West 65th Place, an ACTF statement said.
Task force members served a search warrant at the location and seized 11 Staffordshire Bull Terriers -- commonly referred to as pit bulls -- that bore scars possibly caused by dog fighting, according to the ACTF.
The evidence found by the task force included exercise equipment, medicine, bloody towels and bloodstained fighting pits, the statement said.
The case will be presented to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office for review and felony filing. If convicted, Woods could face a state prison sentence.
The ACTF, which investigates cruelty against animals, consists of Los Angeles Police Department officers and detectives, Department of Animal Services officers and Los Angeles deputy city attorneys. (© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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Post by RealPitBull on Jan 17, 2008 12:57:53 GMT -5
LA man arrested, pit bulls seized in dog-fighting investigation The Associated Press Article Launched: 01/17/2008 08:05:32 AM PST
LOS ANGELES—Authorities say a 55-year-old man is in custody after members of an animal cruelty task force found 11 scarred, emaciated pit bulls and other evidence of dog fighting. Authorities said Jerome Hayden Woods was arrested Wednesday in South Los Angeles after task force members found the dogs, exercise equipment, bloody towels and bloodstained fighting pits.
Officer Yvette Smith of the Department of Animal Services said Thursday that all the dogs were seized and are being treated for various injuries.
The case will be presented to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. If convicted, Woods could face prison time.
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Post by RealPitBull on Jan 17, 2008 12:58:36 GMT -5
January 17, 2008 Pit Bull Ultimate Fighting Championship Broken Up As reported earlier today, Los Angeles is America's favorite city to own a Pit Bull as a pet. With that high concentration, there's bound to be a few bad seeds. And when we say that, we do not mean the dogs. From CBS2:
Police arrested a 55-year-old man after the Los Angeles City Animal Cruelty Task Force found scarred pit bulls and equipment related to dog-fighting at a property in the Hyde Park section of Los Angeles, authorities said.
Jerome Woods of Los Angeles was arrested Wednesday in the 6600 block of 4th Avenue near West 65th Place, an ACTF statement said.
Task force members served a search warrant at the location and seized 11 Staffordshire Bull Terriers -- commonly referred to as pit bulls -- that bore scars possibly caused by dog fighting, according to the ACTF. [CBS2]
The ACTF, which is made up of the LAPD, Animal Service officers and city attorneys, found bloody towels, bloodstained fighting pits and exercise equipment. He must have been practicing for Ultimate Fighting with his 11 pit bulls as audience, no? In the end, if the city attorney's office decides to prosecute and win, Woods is likely to serve a prison sentence.
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