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Intruders apparently kill pet dog in DeLand burglary

By SPECIAL TO THE BEACON

posted Jun 24, 2008 - 7:04:33pm

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said three intruders who burglarized a house south of DeLand this afternoon apparently killed the family dog during the break-in.

The homeowner interrupted the burglary when she returned to her house on Elsasser Avenue and encountered the intruders. When the homeowner yelled at the intruders to leave, one of the thieves shoved the victim into a coffee table as all three scrambled out of a bedroom window.

The victim’s pet Pomeranian was found dead inside the house. The family’s other dog was unharmed. The incident is under investigation by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the scene after receiving a 911 call about the break-in at 1:40 p.m. today, June 24. Deputies began arriving less than four minutes later, but the suspects — believed to be teenage boys — had already fled.

Three abandoned bicycles were found nearby, but it wasn’t certain whether they were connected to the break-in. A black pouch with some property in it also was found near the scene.

While deputies believe some firearms may have been stolen from the home, the Sheriff's Office said they were waiting for crime-scene technicians to process the inside of the house to determine what was taken in the burglary.

— info@beacononlinenews.com

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JohnnyO | posted Jun 30, 2008 - 2:47:51pm
Arm yourself and shoot to kill. It may sound excessive but it is probably necessary with these rogue criminals. Kill a dog now; what next? Descriptions of these criminals would be something to report???
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chris | posted Jun 26, 2008 - 4:20:58pm
There have been 4 breakins on my street in Deland near this incident. There was a 15 year old black male caught trying to break into our back door - because he fled when seen by a neighbor there was little the police could do. We have a family and live in a modest home that we work hard to pay for. Living in fear of young kids breaking in and harming your home and stealing your valubles is becoming more and more common in my neighborhood and we really just don't know what to do about it. There seems to be a growing population of Deland youth that have no respect for the law or themselves. The boy that tried to break into our house had a ton of arrests on his record and didn't try to be overly covert in his attempt to break in - almost as if he didn't care if he got caught.
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batgirl | posted Jun 25, 2008 - 10:38:19am
Who are we looking for??? What are the descriptions of these kids?
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