State Police Release Details On 100 Charged In Raid On Tolland Gambling And Cockfighting Operation
State police seized about $90,000 and found 273 birds after a lengthy investigation into illegal gambling and cockfighting, officials said.
- Connecticut State Police executed a search warrant Saturday at 55 Mountain Spring Road in Tolland, arresting 100 people and seizing about $90,000 during an illegal cockfighting operation.
- Homeowners Elvin Miranda, 59, and Lisa Miranda, 66, were arrested on scene and charged with animal cruelty, professional gambling, operating a gambling premise, and risk of injury to a minor.
- The Connecticut Department of Agriculture discovered 273 birds on the property, all of which were "euthanized due to their deteriorated conditions," police said.
- Neighbors expressed shock at the discovery in their quiet community, while Town Manager Brian Foley noted encountering only two other cockfighting cases in more than two decades of law enforcement.
- The 98 other individuals arrested have various court dates in May and June, with state police expecting to release additional information about the investigation later this week.
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100 people arrested, hundreds of birds euthanized after cockfighting investigation in CT
One hundred people were arrested and hundreds of birds were euthanized after an investigation into illegal gambling and cockfighting events at a Connecticut, residence, according to Connecticut State Police.
Tolland neighbors surprised after large cockfighting ring raid
More than 50 people were arrested after Connecticut State Police uncovered what officials described as a large-scale cockfighting event in Tolland. Town Manager Brian Foley said state police discovered the operation at a secluded quarry on Mountain Spring Road. Authorities have not yet released additional details about the arrests, but Foley said they’ll all likely face animal cruelty charges. Neighbors said they were stunned to see a heavy poli…
At least 50 people charged with animal cruelty in Tolland
TOLLAND, Conn. (WTNH) -- Tolland Town Manager Brian Foley has shared more information about a "significant" police operation on Saturday, which resulted in at least 50 people being charged with animal cruelty. According to Foley, a criminal investigation operation involving Connecticut State Police and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture took place on Saturday. This was [...]
Connecticut police raid Tolland property arresting 100 suspects in cockfighting gambling investigation
Connecticut State Police arrested 100 people Friday after officers descended on a rural Tolland property that investigators say hosted a large-scale cockfighting and illegal gambling operation. Troopers arrived at 55 Mountain Spring Road around 1:29 p.m. to carry out a search and seizure warrant tied to what police described as a long-running investigation. In a media release, the agency said detectives had been examining reports of “illegal gam…
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