Full Notification

On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at approximately 9:00 a.m .Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Community Partnerships Bureau served a search warrant on the 23000 block of Fort Tejon Road, Llano.
 
In conjunction with the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control, the search warrant operation was part of an investigation related to animal cruelty and possession of game fowl for fighting purposes violations.
 
During the operation,several residents of the property were detained.
 
Approximately 70 cockfighting roosters were seized. Investigators are in the process of determining whether or not additional crimes are involved.
 
 
All animals will be inspected and documented by Animal Care and Control officers.
 
Anyone with information or questions about this incident is encouraged to contact Community Partnerships Bureau Sergeant Robert Hill at [email protected].  


If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google Play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
 
You may also report any suspected criminal animal fighting to our law enforcement partners:
 
Los Angeles County District Attorney, Bureau of Investigations
http://da.lacounty.gov/ 
 
County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control
http://animalcare.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/acc
 
The Humane Society of the United States
www.humanesociety.org 
 
Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty Los Angeles
https://spcala.com @spcla 

  
Forwarded by:
Deputy Grace Medrano
Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
213-229-1700
 
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Alex Villanueva, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department