Cathedral City man arrested after five kittens found dead in trash bag
Jesus Reyes
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – A Cathedral City man was arrested after being accused of tossing a trash bag with five kittens, who were later found dead in someone’s backyard.
The crime was first reported Tuesday after 2:00 p.m. on the 32300 block of Aurora Vista Road.
A resident called police and said they found a bag containing five dead kittens in their backyard, the Cathedral City Police Department announced Wednesday.
During the investigation, CCPD officers found surveillance video which showed a suspect tossing a trash bag the reporting party’s fence on Friday, April 25 at about 10:30 a.m.
“The trash bag that was tossed over the fence contained five kittens which were later found deceased inside the bag. Officers were able to locate the suspect from the video,” reads a CCPD news release.
The suspect, identified as a 54-year-old from Cathedral City, was interviewed and admitted to the crime, police said.
He was arrested and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio, where he faces animal cruelty charges. Jail records show he was released on $10,000 bail on Wednesday.
Cathedral City Police remind residents that if a stray animal is located it can be reported to Cathedral City Police by calling their nonemergency phone line at (760)770-0300. If you have any information reference this incident, contact Cathedral City Police Officer Chris Jones at (760)770-0303, or cjones@cathedralcity.gov.
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