Valparaiso Police
are investigating the theft and slaying of a dog.
According to
police, at 6 p.m. Wednesday a resident of the 6 block of Dumas Street
reported the theft of her white and red male pitbull named Dudley. On
Thursday afternoon she advised police that she’d found Dudley’s body,
decapitated, near a set of railroad tracks near her home.
Investigators are
currently following up on leads provided by the victim, and the VPD said
that they “do not believe, at this time, that this was a random incident.”
Anyone with
information on the dog’s theft and killing is asked to contact the VPD’s
Detective Bureau at (219) 462-2135 or text a tip to TIP411 (847-411) and
enter “Valpo” as the first word in the message field prior to sending the
information.
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