NEW MILFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – A New Milford man has been arrested in New York for allegedly kidnapping and dismembering a friend’s dog.
New Rochelle Police in New York say a 41-year-old man and New Rochelle resident reported to them on December 6 that his dog had been taken and killed by an acquaintance who was temporarily staying at his apartment.
The man identified the suspect as 39-year-old Benjamin Tyler of New Milford, CT.
The victim reported to police that Tyler had not only stolen the dog but dismembered it and disposed of the remains in various garbages in New Rochelle.
Today, after an investigation by New Rochelle officers and ASPCA officers led to a warrant for Tyler’s arrest, Tyler turned himself in to the police.
He is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony.
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