Post by suziriot on Aug 9, 2009 15:41:37 GMT -5
Interesting that the article never mentions pit bulls - or any breed, for that matter. Usually that's the lead-in for these stories.
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9 dogs recovered after police discover dog fight
August 9, 2009 12:10 PM -- Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune
Police broke up a dogfighting operation Saturday night in Kankakee County, leading to the arrests of several people, including a man who brought his 5-year-old child to a fight, authorities said this morning.
A multijurisdictional task force -- consisting of members of the Cook County sheriff's police, Chicago police, Illinois state police and the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- went to an unincorporated area of Kankakee County near Hopkins Park about 11:15 p.m. and recovered nine dogs, some of which were emaciated, authorities said.
Attendees of the fight saw members of the task force, who executed a Cook County sheriff's police search warrant on the property, and ran away, authorities said. "As soon as they saw [squad cars] on the property, they were off to the races," according to a law enforcement official who was involved in the investigation.
Among those arrested was a man charged with a felony for bringing a minor (allegedly his 5-year-old) to a dog fight, authorities said. A reputed gang member from Chicago's West Side was also arrested and charged with felony dogfighting. A third person was charged with felony obstruction of justice.
Four other people received citations for attending a dog fight, authorities said.
The reputed gang member was found with $2,500 in his possession when he was arrested, authorities said. The man who allegedly brought his child to the fight had $5,000 on him, they said.
Authorities could not release the names of those arrested.
Another $12,000 was found stashed in what was believed to be an "execution chamber" for dogs that would lose fights, authorities said. The chamber consisted of jumper cables connected to a battery, they said.
They also said a dead dog was found not far from the property, but it's unclear if that animal is connected to the dogfighting operation.
The nine surviving dogs were being evaluated by animal welfare officials this morning.
Hopkins Park is about 66 miles south of Chicago.
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9 dogs recovered after police discover dog fight
August 9, 2009 12:10 PM -- Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune
Police broke up a dogfighting operation Saturday night in Kankakee County, leading to the arrests of several people, including a man who brought his 5-year-old child to a fight, authorities said this morning.
A multijurisdictional task force -- consisting of members of the Cook County sheriff's police, Chicago police, Illinois state police and the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- went to an unincorporated area of Kankakee County near Hopkins Park about 11:15 p.m. and recovered nine dogs, some of which were emaciated, authorities said.
Attendees of the fight saw members of the task force, who executed a Cook County sheriff's police search warrant on the property, and ran away, authorities said. "As soon as they saw [squad cars] on the property, they were off to the races," according to a law enforcement official who was involved in the investigation.
Among those arrested was a man charged with a felony for bringing a minor (allegedly his 5-year-old) to a dog fight, authorities said. A reputed gang member from Chicago's West Side was also arrested and charged with felony dogfighting. A third person was charged with felony obstruction of justice.
Four other people received citations for attending a dog fight, authorities said.
The reputed gang member was found with $2,500 in his possession when he was arrested, authorities said. The man who allegedly brought his child to the fight had $5,000 on him, they said.
Authorities could not release the names of those arrested.
Another $12,000 was found stashed in what was believed to be an "execution chamber" for dogs that would lose fights, authorities said. The chamber consisted of jumper cables connected to a battery, they said.
They also said a dead dog was found not far from the property, but it's unclear if that animal is connected to the dogfighting operation.
The nine surviving dogs were being evaluated by animal welfare officials this morning.
Hopkins Park is about 66 miles south of Chicago.