Matt Beck is an animal control officer who owns a dairy farm in Hoosick, New York. He has been charged with killing two dogs, disposing of their remains and forging state documents to cover his tracks.WTEN: Animal control officer may have killed dogs (March 25, 2009)
Dog Theft
According to the charges, April Stevens's three dogs got loose in early March 2009. Shortly afterward, neighbor Farin Harris called police to say that that three stray dogs had taken shelter in her barn. Beck was sent to the Harris residence and picked up the dogs. Police allege that he took two of the dogs back to his dairy farm and disposed of them. The third dog made it back to Stevens' home.CBS 6: Animal control officer arrested for keeping seized dogs (March 26, 2009)
On March 17, 2009, Stevens posted fliers showing her two missing dogs, and Harris saw the flyer. She called Stevens, saying that she had turned the dogs over to Stevens. At Stevens' request, state police started an investigation and quickly turned up evidence against Beck.CBS 6: Animal control officer arrested for keeping seized dogs (March 26, 2009) WTEN: Animal control officer may have killed dogs (March 25, 2009)
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Charges will include giving a false statement, petit larceny, official misconduct and forgeryCBS 6: Animal control officer arrested for keeping seized dogs (March 26, 2009)
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