Sack Of Kittens Found In RivCo Backyard, 1 Arrested For Animal Cruelty
- Authorities arrested 54-year-old Jorge Ramirez on Tuesday for animal cruelty after finding five dead kittens in a trash bag in Cathedral City.
- Police responded to a report shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday about a trash bag containing kittens thrown into a backyard on Aurora Vista Road.
- Surveillance captured Ramirez throwing a bag over a fence at about 10:30 a.m., and during questioning, he reportedly confessed to putting live kittens into the bag before discarding it.
- Jorge Ramirez was taken into custody at the detention facility in Indio on charges related to animal cruelty, and authorities are requesting that anyone with relevant details reach out to Officer Chris Jones.
- The arrest highlights local law enforcement’s commitment to animal cruelty investigations and may lead to increased community awareness about such crimes.
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Man arrested in Cathedral City after 5 dead kittens are found in trash bag
A 54-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after authorities discovered five dead kittens in a trash bag thrown into a backyard in Cathedral City, police announced Wednesday. Officers responded shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a bag containing the kittens on the 32300 block of Aurora Vista Road, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. Surveillance footage showed a man tossing a trash bag over a residentia…
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