Crime Talk with Scott Reisch

ALERT: Florida man arrested for keeping his dogs and 2 pigeons in the back of a U-Haul in 102° heat. The Flagler County Sheriff's Office responded to a call from a concerned citizen reporting a dog trying to crawl out of the back of a moving U-Haul with the roll-up door slightly open. Deputies arrived to find 2 dogs belonging to Angel Valdes, 70, trying to poke their noses through a gap in the U-Haul door. Valdes said the dogs would not fit in the front of the truck, so he decided to put them in the cargo box. Deputies determined there was room and that the dogs were lying in their own urine, unable to even stand from lack of nutrition and dehydration. Sheriff Rick Staly said, “This family had room to bring their dogs up front, but chose to let them cook in the back of a U-Haul instead. Remember, if it has a heartbeat, don’t leave it unattended in any vehicle, especially in the current heat wave we are having.” Valdes and his son, Roy Valdes Hernandez, 35, were both charged with animal cruelty and were later released on a $500 bond.