Man arrested after dragging dead coyote through Santa Rosa, police say
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Man arrested after dragging dead coyote through Santa Rosa, police say
"At least four people called 911 about 4:45 p.m. Thursday and reported that a dog was being dragged behind a van headed west on Sonoma Avenue, away from Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa police Sgt. Patricia Seffens said Tuesday. The animal, which had been attached by a rope to the interior back of the van, detached from the van near Midway Drive and some callers stopped there to wait for police."
"An officer responded to the area and determined the animal was a coyote and, based on its condition, had been dead for a long period of time. The man who had been driving the van made his way to the Santa Rosa Police Department station on Sonoma Avenue a little over a half a mile from where the dead animal was where he was met by multiple officers."
Multiple callers reported around 4:45 p.m. that a dog was being dragged behind a van on Sonoma Avenue. Officers identified the animal as a coyote that appeared to have been dead for a long time. The coyote had been attached by a rope to the interior back of the van and detached near Midway Drive. The van driver arrived at the Santa Rosa Police Department in an altered mental state and said he found the coyote at a construction site. A search of the van recovered narcotics paraphernalia and two live, healthy dogs. He was arrested for drug paraphernalia; the van was towed and the dogs were turned over to Sonoma County Animal Services.
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