By Staci DaSilva
sdasilva@kcautv.com
It's a story that makes most of us shutter. An innocent dog tagged with spray paint after running away from home.
4-year old Blaze has ran away from home before, once for over a month. But this time, he came back shaken up, frightened and covered in spray paint.
Riley and Blaze are both 4 years old and best friends, but something was a little bit off with Blaze on Monday.
You see, Blaze ran away from home on Saturday. Family members found him about 8 hours later a few houses down covered in graffiti.
South Sioux City Police Department's Investigator Jeanette McFee said, "We are looking to the community for any information that they might have as to who could have perpetrated this crime. It is being investigated as a criminal action."
In the mean time, Blaze's owners, who wish to remain anonymous, spent 4.5 hours scrubbing the pup with olive oil and mayonnaise. So, grease the only remnants from the traumatic event.
Recently, South Sioux City has experienced an influx of gang-related graffiti problems, but police aren't pinning this incident to gangs just yet.
"We don't really have any information to say that it is gang-related. We really hate to speculate and say that it is gang-related but we're not necessarily ruling it out," said Investigator McFee.
If caught, whoever did this would face animal cruelty and criminal mischief charges.
If you have any information concerning this case, you are urged to contact either the South Sioux City Police Department at 402-494-7555 or South Sioux City Animal Control at 402-494-7590.
By Staci DaSilva
sdasilva@kcautv.com
It was a shocking discovery when a South Sioux City family opened their door, excited to see that their dog, blaze, had returned home, only to find out that he was covered in spray paint.
South Sioux City Police tell us that Blaze had ran away from home Saturday night.
Then, police received the call Sunday morning that the dog had been tagged.
Currently, there are no leads and no witnesses but police are still investigating. Whoever did this would face animal cruelty and criminal mischief charges.
South Sioux City Police Department's Investigator Jeanette McFee said, "We are looking to the community for any information that they might have as to who could have perpetrated this crime. It is being investigated as a criminal action."
Investigator McFee says South Sioux has seen an influx in gang-related graffiti recently. But she does not want to speculate at this time if this incident was gang-related.
If you have any information concerning this case, you are urged to contact either the South Sioux City Police Department at 402-494-7555 or South Sioux City Animal Control at 402-494-7590.
