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by hdracing on 14 June 2009 - 21:06
Arrest Suspect In Cat Killings
Cats Slain In Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, Kendall
POSTED: Saturday, June 13, 2009
UPDATED: 11:24 am EDT June 14, 2009
Weinman, 18, is the man they say is responsible for a string of cat killings in South Florida.
PALMETTO BAY, Fla. -- Police have arrested the man they say is responsible for a string of cat killings in South Florida.
Tyler Weinman, 18, lives in the area and is now in police custody, police said. He is charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, four counts of burglary and 19 counts of improper disposing of an animal body.
"Our communities of Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay have been on edge for many weeks now because of the horrific and unspeakable slaughterings of many of their beloved feline pets. I sincerely hope that with his arrest, the residents will feel relieved and their cats will be safe once again. It is expected that the vicious crimes that have plagued these communities will not be repeated," said Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
"I commend the police officers of the Miami-Dade Police Department and senior trial counsel Michael Von Zamft who worked tirelessly and exhaustively with our law enforcement partners in order to put an end to these acts of cruelty. My heart goes out to the pet owners who have suffered such a great loss," Fernandez Rundle said.
On Saturday, Miami-Dade police issued arrest warrants for suspects and said they were working to make arrests in the case.
Circuit Judge Darryl Trawick signed the arrest warrant for Weiman.
Miami-Dade police said that since April, 33 cases involving dead cats have been reported. Eighteen of the cases, which involved a total of 19 dead cats, have been confirmed as animal cruelty, police said. Those cases happened in Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay and Kendall.
Palmetto Bay officials said police plan to serve warrants to multiple suspects, but they did not say how many.
Palmetto Bay resident Wayne Edwards transformed his backyard into a playground for his cats. He had 17 of the animals, but he is down to 16 after one was found slain and mutilated in a neighbor's front lawn.
"Why come here in this area and kill innocent cats? They are not doing anybody any harm," Edwards said.
More than 150 residents gathered at a town hall meeting Saturday morning to discuss the cat killings.
"This terrible time has drawn us together as a community, further emphasizing the importance of knowing our neighbors, communicating with each other and always staying vigilant to suspicious activities whenever or wherever they may occur in our village," Palmetto Bay Mayor Eugene P. Flinn Jr. said in the news release.
The reward for information leading to an arrest in the case was up to $12,000. The investigation continues.
Previous Stories:
•June 12, 2009: Neighbors Unite Against Cat Killings
•June 8, 2009: 2 More Cats Killed Over Weekend
•June 8, 2009: 2 More Cats Killed Over Weekend
•June 4, 2009: Mutilated Cats Found In Broward
•May 27, 2009: More Than 2 Dozen Cats Killed
•May 26, 2009: Cat Killer Strikes Again
•May 20, 2009: 5 More Cats Killed, Mutilated
•May 18, 2009
Cats Slain In Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, Kendall
POSTED: Saturday, June 13, 2009
UPDATED: 11:24 am EDT June 14, 2009
Weinman, 18, is the man they say is responsible for a string of cat killings in South Florida.
PALMETTO BAY, Fla. -- Police have arrested the man they say is responsible for a string of cat killings in South Florida.
Tyler Weinman, 18, lives in the area and is now in police custody, police said. He is charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, four counts of burglary and 19 counts of improper disposing of an animal body.
"Our communities of Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay have been on edge for many weeks now because of the horrific and unspeakable slaughterings of many of their beloved feline pets. I sincerely hope that with his arrest, the residents will feel relieved and their cats will be safe once again. It is expected that the vicious crimes that have plagued these communities will not be repeated," said Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
"I commend the police officers of the Miami-Dade Police Department and senior trial counsel Michael Von Zamft who worked tirelessly and exhaustively with our law enforcement partners in order to put an end to these acts of cruelty. My heart goes out to the pet owners who have suffered such a great loss," Fernandez Rundle said.
On Saturday, Miami-Dade police issued arrest warrants for suspects and said they were working to make arrests in the case.
Circuit Judge Darryl Trawick signed the arrest warrant for Weiman.
Miami-Dade police said that since April, 33 cases involving dead cats have been reported. Eighteen of the cases, which involved a total of 19 dead cats, have been confirmed as animal cruelty, police said. Those cases happened in Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay and Kendall.
Palmetto Bay officials said police plan to serve warrants to multiple suspects, but they did not say how many.
Palmetto Bay resident Wayne Edwards transformed his backyard into a playground for his cats. He had 17 of the animals, but he is down to 16 after one was found slain and mutilated in a neighbor's front lawn.
"Why come here in this area and kill innocent cats? They are not doing anybody any harm," Edwards said.
More than 150 residents gathered at a town hall meeting Saturday morning to discuss the cat killings.
"This terrible time has drawn us together as a community, further emphasizing the importance of knowing our neighbors, communicating with each other and always staying vigilant to suspicious activities whenever or wherever they may occur in our village," Palmetto Bay Mayor Eugene P. Flinn Jr. said in the news release.
The reward for information leading to an arrest in the case was up to $12,000. The investigation continues.
Previous Stories:
•June 12, 2009: Neighbors Unite Against Cat Killings
•June 8, 2009: 2 More Cats Killed Over Weekend
•June 8, 2009: 2 More Cats Killed Over Weekend
•June 4, 2009: Mutilated Cats Found In Broward
•May 27, 2009: More Than 2 Dozen Cats Killed
•May 26, 2009: Cat Killer Strikes Again
•May 20, 2009: 5 More Cats Killed, Mutilated
•May 18, 2009
by VonIsengard on 14 June 2009 - 21:06
How wonderful too see LE cares about this. Too often animal related crimes are put on the back burner.
Good thing to get a sick freak like that off the streets. What's next, someone's child? Hope he gets the crap kicked out of him in jail. I hear they don't take too kindly to people who hurt animals and children.
Good thing to get a sick freak like that off the streets. What's next, someone's child? Hope he gets the crap kicked out of him in jail. I hear they don't take too kindly to people who hurt animals and children.
by ChicagoDogs on 14 June 2009 - 22:06
Goes to show you the law does catch up with people. I hope that when he goes to jail, he gets treated just like he treated those cats.
Did you hear about the 17yo girl Cheyenne Cherry who put the kitten in the oven? 200 degrees and the smoke is what caused the neighbors to call cops. I hope she is tried as an adult, that is also truly sick. She did it apparently to get back at an old roomate, and told the cops she hated cats.
Did you hear about the 17yo girl Cheyenne Cherry who put the kitten in the oven? 200 degrees and the smoke is what caused the neighbors to call cops. I hope she is tried as an adult, that is also truly sick. She did it apparently to get back at an old roomate, and told the cops she hated cats.
by luvdemdogs on 14 June 2009 - 22:06
Not to excuse a cat killer, but if they were city cats, what were they doing outside the house?
by sueincc on 15 June 2009 - 15:06
What this guy did is really awful and there is no acceptable excuse.
I have never understood why people think it's OK to allow their cats to roam off their property in the city. They are a nuisance, yowling at all hours of the night, using neighbors planters and kid's sandboxes as their litter boxes, territorial spraying everywhere, etc.. Just the other day one of our neighbors cats was hit by a car on our very quiet culdesac & tossed up on our sidewalk, dead. I would think cat owners would be more concerned at least for the safety of their own animals if not out of courtesy to their neighbors. Cats should be confined to their owner's property in the city.
I have never understood why people think it's OK to allow their cats to roam off their property in the city. They are a nuisance, yowling at all hours of the night, using neighbors planters and kid's sandboxes as their litter boxes, territorial spraying everywhere, etc.. Just the other day one of our neighbors cats was hit by a car on our very quiet culdesac & tossed up on our sidewalk, dead. I would think cat owners would be more concerned at least for the safety of their own animals if not out of courtesy to their neighbors. Cats should be confined to their owner's property in the city.
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