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Jul 183 min read

MACEY MICHELLE CASTEEL accused of leaving thirteen puppies in a hot car – Ten puppies died

- Missouri, USA -

 

The Springfield Police Department arrested 30-year-old MACEY MICHELLE CASTEEL (pictured).

 

On the early morning of Sunday, July 14, 2024, Greene County Dispatch received a 911 call about several dogs who were inside a white Toyota Corolla in a parking lot. The caller advised the dogs had been in the vehicle for at least three hours unattended.

 

Three hours after the call, an officer with the Springfield Police Department checked on the dogs, and according to the affidavit, the officer “deemed them not in distress and Springfield Animal Control would not respond.” The officer then rescheduled the call for 9:00 a.m.

 

At 9:39 a.m. another officer went to check on the dogs and saw significant condensation on the inside. The officer observed stacks of dog crates on the back seat and reported that there were multiple dogs in each travel crate and several were whining.

 

The officer reported, “I could see at least one dog heavily panting inside each kennel. There appeared to be dogs inside that were not alive, as they were laying with their eyes open but not moving, and tongues hanging out of their mouths.”

 

When the officer was able to open the vehicle, there was heat radiating from inside and it felt “in excess of 100 degrees.”

 

Two of the crates were filled with young puppies, which were piled on top of each other. Only six of the twelve puppies inside the crates were breathing and only one was able to sit up. They were hot and their fur was matted with moisture. Another dog was found hiding under the passenger's seat.

 

The affidavit described the puppies as 9-week-old Mini Cockapoos.

 

As the officer was on scene, CASTEEL arrived and asked the officer: “Are my puppies OK?”

 

CASTEEL confirmed the puppies were hers and she was placed under arrest. She told the officer that sometime during the night she went to a friend’s house and that only at 4:00 a.m. she remembered the puppies were still in the car. CASTEEL claimed she asked her friend to drive her to her car but the friend refused and she fell back asleep. When she woke up, she walked back to her vehicle. CASTEEL went on to tell the officer that she was traveling to Oklahoma to sell the puppies.

 

Animal Control responded to the scene and took the furvictims to the Emergency Vet Clinic where several of them sadly had to be euthanized due to heat related illness. Only three of the thirteen puppies survived. According to the affidavit, “In the vehicle, the dogs had no access to water, food, or fresh air.”

 

CASTEEL was booked into the Greene County Jail on 13 counts of animal abuse and bond was set at $10,000. She has since been released.

 

Court records show that CASTEEL is scheduled to appear at Greene County Circuit Court on September 3, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.

 

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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the Probable Cause Affidavit.

Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

 

 

CASTEEL’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Springfield Police Department.






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Jul 103 min read

MARIEL PALOMINOCAMPOS, ERNEST AUGUSTIN, and YUNIESKI CAMPOSHARTMAN arrested in Collier County

- Florida, USA -

 

The Naples Police Department arrested 24-year-old MARIEL PALOMINOCAMPOS, 38-year-old ERNEST AUGUSTIN, and 42-year-old YUNIESKI CAMPOSHARTMAN (all pictured).

 

On the early afternoon of Sunday, July 7, 2024, Officers were dispatched to the area of the Naples Pier after a report was filed regarding a city ordinance violation related to dogs on a beach and animal cruelty.

 

The reporting party advised that she saw two people pulling a beach cart up the beach with several dogs in it. She also saw several people approach those with the cart and offer them water. After speaking with a few beachgoers, the reporting party learned that the duo with the cart were trying to sell the puppies.

 

When Officers arrived at the scene, they saw three individuals, later identified as PALOMINOCAMPOS, AUGUSTIN, and CAMPOSHARTMAN, walking on the beach with a wagon covered by a blanket.

 

One of the Officers stopped the trio, lifted the blanket, and just like it was reported, she found several puppies inside. As stated in the affidavit, the blanket was being used to hide them but ultimately it was just depriving the puppies of fresh air. That day Naples was under a heat advisory.

 

In the wagon, the Officer found one adult female Maltese dog, and five Maltese puppies, one female and four males. The Officer promptly realized that two of the puppies were in distress and near unresponsive from a possible heat related injury or sickness with shallow breathing.

 

Immediately, the Officer placed the puppies into her police vehicle with the air conditioner on high. Thankfully, after approximately twenty minutes, the puppies seemed to recover.

 

Collier County Domestic Animal Services were called in and the responding Officer took all of the Voiceless Victims to a shelter for medical evaluation.

 

The Naples Police Department tells me that “following examination by Collier DAS staff, all of the dogs are healthy, exhibiting normal behaviors, with no signs of heat distress. All of the dogs have been vaccinated and micro chipped by Collier DAS staff following their examinations.”

 

The investigation determined that the trio “unnecessarily overloaded and deprived the dogs of necessary sustenance or shelter in a cruel manner.” As stated in the affidavit, the trio had the “ability to stop, provide the dogs water or shaded shelter, but none chose to do so.”

 

PALOMINOCAMPOS, AUGUSTIN, and CAMPOSHARTMAN were placed under arrest and charged with animal cruelty torment/deprive/mutilate/kill any animal, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

 

At the time of writing, records show that the trio were released after posting bond and their arraignment is slated to take place on July 31, 2024, at 8:30 a.m.

 

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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Naples Police Department. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should such sources report an update.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

 

 

Mugshots shared from the Collier County Sheriff's Office

 


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May 244 min read

JOSE SOLIVAN arrested for abandoning a mother dog on the side of the road and selling her puppies

Updated: Oct 20

- Connecticut, USA -

 

On the late evening of April 16, 2024, Wolcott Police Department Dispatch called Animal Control Officer Roz Nenninger to advise that someone reported they had found a dog in the area of 695 Spindle Hill Road.

 

ACO Nenninger responded to the area and met with the caller who had remained on the scene with the dog.

 

The dog, a female Pitbull who had no collar, “was a recent mother as her mammary glands were hanging down”, stated the report obtained by Voice For Us.

 

ACO Nenninger reported that the mama dog was very friendly but anxious and also seemed to be in distress. She also noted that the dog was “visibly full of milk, her mammary glands were very enlarged and when her nipples were squeezed, she was still producing milk.”

 

ACO Nenninger then took the mama dog to the Wolcott Animal Control Facility where staff checked her for a microchip but none was found.

 

After further examination, ACO Nenninger took pictures of the dog that were shared on the Facebook page of Wolcott Dog Pound in hopes of finding her guardian. The pictures were also widely shared on social media and the local news outlets also covered the story.

 

According to the report, when ACO Nenninger was in her office, she could hear the dog  “howling and crying in distress.” ACO Nenninger then took her outside for a walk but she was “pulling and searching, whining and crying.”

 

Two days later, on April 18, 2024, a man called ACO Nenninger and said that he became aware of the dog's story through social media and the local news. He identified the dog as Maya and was able to reveal who her guardian was and who dumped her. The man further stated that he had bought two of Maya's seven puppies from 27-year-old JOSE SOLIVAN (pictured).

 

ACO Nenninger asked the man how old the puppies were and he said that they were born on April 10, 2024. The man told ACO Nenninger that he was willing to bring the puppies back as they were too young to be away from their mom. When ACO Nenninger rightfully asked him why he bought puppies who were so young, he said he feared that if he didn’t, they would die. The man explained that SOLIVAN approached him on April 17, 2024, with three puppies but the man did not have enough money to buy all of them so he bought two for $100 each.

 

Later on the same day, SOLIVAN went to the Wolcott Police Department to provide a written statement of the events. SOLIVAN stated that he had had Maya since she was approximately three and a half months old. He said he got rid of her because Maya “wasn’t feeding the puppies.” He claimed that the puppies were crying and he did not know what to do. He went on to say that his “Boy”, who had a lot of experience with dogs told him Maya’s milk was poison. ACO Nenninger asked SOLIVAN why he did not take Maya to the vet. To that, SOLIVAN answered: “Naaa, my boy said he knows.” When he was asked to sign over custody of Maya to the Town of Wolcott, he said he had given Maya to another person and that person must have dumped her and they should sign. Eventually, he reluctantly agreed to sign.

 

SOLIVAN was asked how many puppies Maya had but he insisted she only had four. He then said Maya had five puppies but she ate one of them.

 

Meanwhile, Wolcott Dog Pound kept sharing pictures of Maya and her babies and through a Facebook post of April 20, 2024, they advised: “Keep SHARING !!!! One more puppy recovered this morning !!!!! 3 more to go !!!!!”

 

According to a press release by the Wolcott Police Department obtained by Voice For Us,

On May 23, 2024, SOLIVAN turned himself into the Wolcott Police Department, after being notified that police held a warrant for him for the charges of Cruelty to Animals and False Statement with a $25,000 bond.

 

Wolcott Police Chief Edward Stephens said: “We are happy to report that we have recovered 5 of the 7 puppies, who are all doing very well.” He also explained that “Since the pups were sold prematurely in Waterbury, The Waterbury Police Dept. is also investigating Mr. Solivan, and an arrest based on their warrant is expected.”

 

SOLIVAN, you put Maya through hell just for a few bucks. If you need money, why don’t you sell yourself? Or here’s a crazy idea, get a job!!!!

You’ve had Maya since she was just a few months old and that’s your love for her? Abandoned on the side of the road as if she was trash?

You are too ignorant to understand the trauma of a nursing mother not being near her babies, and the fear and confusion of the poor puppies being separated from their mom.

Even a slow and painful death would be too generous for you!

 

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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from official police reports provided to Voice For Us.

Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

 

 

SOLIVAN’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Wolcott Police Department

 

Pictures and videos shared from Wolcott Dog Pound.




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