{"id":274151,"date":"2026-04-18T12:40:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/274151\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:40:35","slug":"fair-oaks-hot-dogs-with-pills-found-near-miller-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/274151\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Oaks hot dogs with pills found near Miller Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Miller Park is shown in Fair Oaks in 2024. Neighbors near the park are on alert after hot dogs stuffed with what is believed to be acetaminophen were found nearby, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Scott Lorenzo<\/p>\n

Special to The Bee<\/p>\n

Neighbors near Miller Park in Fair Oaks are on alert after hot dogs stuffed with what\u2019s believed to be acetaminophen were discovered, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Resident Steve Parsley said he went for a walk last week and returned home to find hot dog pieces near the end of his driveway. He kicked a hot dog toward his dog and made the discovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think much of it until I kicked one of them towards my dog and that\u2019s when I saw the pill inside one of them,\u201d Parsley said.<\/p>\n

The concerned dog owner said he reported the sighting to county animal control and posted signs near the park. Shortly after, he reviewed his security footage that, he said, showed an e-bike driver throwing the hot dog pieces and heading toward Miller Park.<\/p>\n

\"A A man found hot dogs stuffed with acetaminophen last week near Miller Park in Fair Oaks. Steve Parsley <\/p>\n

Sacramento County Animal Care Services spokesperson Brittani Peterson said there was not enough evidence to launch an investigation at this time. Those with information were urged to call 311.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also encourage pet owners to remain vigilant when visiting parks or public spaces,\u201d Peterson wrote in a statement. \u201cPlease keep dogs on leash, closely supervise them and prevent them from picking up or consuming any unknown food or items from the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Acetaminophen, also marketed as Tylenol, is toxic for dogs in certain doses, according to VCA Animal Hospitals<\/a>. If ingested, symptoms can begin within four to 12 hours after ingestion. Potential symptoms include rapid breathing, vomiting, panting and a high heart rate.<\/p>\n


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Corey Schmidt<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n

Corey Schmidt is a watchdog reporter for the Sacramento Bee, focusing on Folsom, El Dorado Hills and Sacramento County\u2019s eastern suburbs. Previously, he was the government watchdog reporter for the St. Cloud Times in Minnesota. Schmidt received his bachelor\u2019s degree from DePaul University in Chicago and his master\u2019s degree from Yale University.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miller Park is shown in Fair Oaks in 2024. Neighbors near the park are on alert after hot…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-274151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}