A 25-year-old Tujunga man is being charged with animal cruelty after detectives linked him to video of a canine being thrown over a fence alongside the Tujunga Wash, the LAPD mentioned.
On March 27, a tipster alerted police to a video captured by a neighborhood surveillance app that confirmed a person opening the trunk of a Chevrolet Tahoe, eradicating a canine crate and tossing it over a fence close to Renaissance Drive and Cardamine Court docket, the Los Angeles Police Division mentioned in a information launch.
Alarmed by the video, a resident searched alongside the Tujunga Wash and located a pet, described as a 2-month-old black feminine combine, affected by accidents apparently associated to being thrown within the crate.
On Tuesday, police arrested Daniel Arias at his Tujunga residence, and the district lawyer’s workplace has charged him with one rely of felony animal cruelty, the LAPD mentioned.
Police mentioned the pet, which has been named “Raisin,” is recovering and can be put up for adoption.
