"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."
"He was in an "altered mental state," Seffens said, and told police he found the coyote at a construction site and had been bringing it to the department. Authorities investigated the situation and searched the van, finding some narcotics paraphernalia and two live and healthy dogs. The back doors were open and a rope was tied inside the back of the vehicle."
Multiple passersby called 911 after seeing a dead animal dragged behind a van on Sonoma Avenue in Santa Rosa. An officer determined the animal was a coyote that had been dead for an extended period. 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. Officers searched the van and found drug paraphernalia and two live, healthy dogs; a rope was tied inside the back. Investigators concluded the coyote died before it was found and did not suspect animal cruelty. The man was arrested and the dogs were turned over to Sonoma County Animal Services.
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