Animal Complaint Case # 22-12924 08/17/2022 Deputy James Roe On 08/17/2022 Dispatch advised that Chief M. Kite with the Silt Police Department requested a phone call. I contacted Chief Kite who informed me that he had 2 females that wanted to report that their dog had been shot. Chief Kite stated that the females live on , outside the town of Silt, in the county of Garfield, CO. I went to the Silt Police Department and spoke with Tanahayry Morales Millan (Tany) and Yaritza Mendoza Tany and Yaritza had written witness statement forms on the table in front of them. I asked them what happened and Tany stated the following: - They live at . - One of their dogs had got out of their property - When the dog did not return they spoke to one of their neighbors - The neighbor (Lauren Boebert) said their dog was chasing her (Lauren’s) goats - Lauren stated someone had shot the dog - Lauren would not tell them were the dog was - Tany stated she just wanted the dog back so they could cremate the remains. - The dog was a husky black and white. I asked Tany if she knew Lauren’s address she stated she did not. I asked Tany if Lauren stated she had shot the dog, Tany stated that Lauren did not admit to shooting the dog, she stated “Someone had shot the dog”. I advised Tany and Yaritza that if the dog was on another person’s property, or chasing livestock, that person was within their rights to shoot the dog. Tany stated she understood they just wanted to the dog back so they could take care of it. I asked what the dog’s name was, Tany told me it was Omega. I collected the written witness statements from Tany and Yaritza. I left and went to to speak with Lauren. I spoke with a juvenile male who stated his mother was Lauren. I asked if Lauren was home, he stated she was not. I asked if he had a phone number I could call his mother at, the juvenile provided me with a phone number. I called and a female answered the phone. I asked if I was speaking with Mrs. Boebert, she stated this was Lauren. I advised Lauren that I was at her house and I needed to speak with her regarding an incident with a dog on her property. Lauren advised me of the following: - The dog was on their property and had injured some of her goats. - Some of her goats were at the veterinarian being treated for injuries from the dogs - Someone had shot the dog. - The dog was probably buried now - Lauren did not know if or where the dog was buried - Lauren did not know for sure who shot the dog. C0642022M000325 DISCOVERY PAGE 1 I asked Brady if he would be willing to write a statement about the incident that took place. Brady said he would. Brady advised he would return to his house to get some glasses. I told Brady I would meet him at his house. I moved the deceased dog from the corral to the edge of the road. I relocated to and gave Brady a written witness statement to complete. After Brady had finished the written statement he advised me that about one year ago an incident similar to this had occurred on his property. Brady stated it involved the same parties dogs (Residents of ). Brady said he came out of his house and he observed 2 dogs in his driveway eating some of his goats. Brady stated that is why he went up to the corral and shot the dog this morning. Brady stated he knew what was going on. Brady stated he had shot the dog with a .22 caliber lever action rifle. I thanked Brady for his time and cleared from this scene. I returned to . and spoke with Yaritza at the house. Yaritza informed me that Omega was her dog. I advised Yaritza that Omega was on the Boebert’s property, Omega was harassing some of the livestock and Omega had been shot and killed. I advised Yaritza that I would go with her to collect Omega so she could take care of the remains. I advised Yaritza that I would be issuing her a summons for the following count ordinances: - Vicious Animal 05-48 - Dog at large 05-48 (4.8) I escorted Yaritza to where she collected her dog. I advised Yaritza I would be following up with her later to issue her the summons we had talked about earlier. I was having some equipment issues so I had to return to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Annex. After I resolved them I returned to and issued Yaritza a summons for the charges listed above. The ticket #EG0010801 with a return court date on 10/12/2021 at 0830 at the Garfield County Associate Court in Rifle, CO. This case is closed with a summons. Evidence None Attachments Copy of summons issued to Yaritza Mendoza. Witness statements (Yaritza, Tany, Brady) Screenshot picture of text message sent from Lauren. Case Status Closed with summons C0642022M000325 DISCOVERY PAGE 3 C0642022M000325 DISCOVERY PAGE 5 C0642022M000325 DISCOVERY PAGE 8
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