AKRON, OHIO — Two Akron men slapped with charges after stealing a couple’s dog and demanding ransom.
Around 7PM Friday night, a resident in the 300 block of Upland Avenue reported his dog, a Dalmatian/Pit bull mix, missing. The victim’s wife put up fliers throughout the neighborhood.
On Friday night between PM-9PM, the victim started receiving harassing phone calls about the missing dog. The caller demanded $500 for the dog to be returned to the victim. The owners offered $40 for the dog to be returned. After the suspect refused the $40, he called the police.
A team of officers, including undercover officers, followed up on the phone calls and made arrangements to meet the suspect(s) at Emerling Park with the money. As officers were waiting in a vehicle at Emerling Park, three men approached the vehicle. Officers jumped out and arrested one man right away, then after a brief foot chase, the other two men were apprehended.
The missing dog was located in the 1400 block of Andrus Street and returned to the owners.
Officers charged two men, 18-year-old Pierre L. Cabell and 56-year-old Gilbert D. Dickson. Cabell was charged with Receiving Stolen Property, Theft and Telephone harassment. Dickson was charged with Receiving Stolen Property, Obstructing Official Business and Disorderly Conduct. They were booked into the Summit County Jail.
so good to see a pitty mix portayed in a loving family environment for once 🙂 good story it made my day 🙂
I know; there’s so much negative publicity about pitties that it’s nice to see them portrayed in a good light.
Okay now I’ve heard of people going to PRISON for buying a stereo or something they didn’t know was stolen. Let’s see what happens to these kidnappers (because that’s what they are) who tried to make a profit on someone else’s misery.