HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A Bartow police officer was arrested Jan. 16 for poisoning and killing his girlfriend\u2019s dog, the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a news release. <\/p>\n
When the victim left for a trip in May, her boyfriend, Edwin Campuzano, 22, left poison pellets in the food bowl of her 3-year-old Maltese Poodle because he didn\u2019t like the dog, the agency said. <\/p>\n
The dog died after eating the poison, and the leftover pellets were recovered from the bowl. <\/p>\n
A store transaction showed that Campuzano purchased the poison with his debit card from a Tractor Supply store two days before the victim left town, HCSO said. <\/p>\n
The dog\u2019s death was reported to the sheriff\u2019s office in December and an arrest warrant was obtained for Campuzano on Jan. 16. <\/p>\n
He turned himself in later that day and was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals. <\/p>\n
At the time of the dog\u2019s poisoning, Campuzano was a full-time law enforcement officer with the Bartow Police Department. He is no longer employed by the agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose who wear the badge are held to a higher standard, and when someone falls short of that responsibility, it reflects a serious failure of the values we are sworn to uphold,\u201d Sheriff Chad Chronister said. \u201cThis innocent animal deserved care and protection, and the trust placed in him as a partner makes this loss all the more senseless.”<\/p>\n
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