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Marshall NC Jan. 13 2010
By Jonathan Austin
A woman from Asheville has been arrested and charged with felony larceny of dog and illegally removing an electronic collar from a hunting dog.
Her arrest came after the owner of the dog tracked the collar to a Mars Hill home, where the dog was found in the basement, a detective said.
Charged was Emily Miller Eldridge, 33, of Henrietta Street, Asheville.
Detective Mike Boone said the dog's owner, Jeffrey Allen, had run the dog in the Grapevine area, and "he and his father were in the process of gathering the dogs back up when this one went missing."
Boone said the owner had seen a vehicle "in the area where they were looking for the dog. When that vehicle left the area, they lost the signal."
Allen and his father drove toward Mars Hill and "they got the signal again." They were able to narrow the signal down to a specific house, and they then called the authorities.
Boone said the dog had been fed and put in the basement of the house. The electronic collar was there, too, he said.
The complaint was filed Jan. 2. Eldridge was arrested and charged on Jan. 5.
Allen said the dog, named BB, is trained to hunt for bear. He said he and other hunters usually don't have problems like this over their hobby.
"I don't know; it's like, there are people who don't like hunting, but there are just a few people who are really extremists [who] go out of the way to mess with other people's stuff."
Allen said the signal collar BB was wearing can send a signal for several miles, depending on conditions and terrain. The signal is a standard radio signal sent by line-of-sight, he said.
Allen, who lives in the Ebbs Chapel community, said he isn't normally one to have someone arrested, but the theft of his dog went too far. "I'm not usually somebody who goes and blows the whistle on someone and calls the law, but this was serious."
Asked if he wanted Eldridge punished, he replied: "Absolutely, to make an example of her."
Detective Boone said Eldridge is "one of those who thinks all hunting dogs are treated cruelly."
Allen said eh couldn't put a dollar value on BB because she was given to him as a puppy. But he said he doesn't have any children, so "those dogs are like family." Eldridge was released on a $500 unsecured bond, according to jail paperwork.
Marshall NC Jan. 13 2010
By Jonathan Austin
A woman from Asheville has been arrested and charged with felony larceny of dog and illegally removing an electronic collar from a hunting dog.
Her arrest came after the owner of the dog tracked the collar to a Mars Hill home, where the dog was found in the basement, a detective said.
Charged was Emily Miller Eldridge, 33, of Henrietta Street, Asheville.
Detective Mike Boone said the dog's owner, Jeffrey Allen, had run the dog in the Grapevine area, and "he and his father were in the process of gathering the dogs back up when this one went missing."
Boone said the owner had seen a vehicle "in the area where they were looking for the dog. When that vehicle left the area, they lost the signal."
Allen and his father drove toward Mars Hill and "they got the signal again." They were able to narrow the signal down to a specific house, and they then called the authorities.
Boone said the dog had been fed and put in the basement of the house. The electronic collar was there, too, he said.
The complaint was filed Jan. 2. Eldridge was arrested and charged on Jan. 5.
Allen said the dog, named BB, is trained to hunt for bear. He said he and other hunters usually don't have problems like this over their hobby.
"I don't know; it's like, there are people who don't like hunting, but there are just a few people who are really extremists [who] go out of the way to mess with other people's stuff."
Allen said the signal collar BB was wearing can send a signal for several miles, depending on conditions and terrain. The signal is a standard radio signal sent by line-of-sight, he said.
Allen, who lives in the Ebbs Chapel community, said he isn't normally one to have someone arrested, but the theft of his dog went too far. "I'm not usually somebody who goes and blows the whistle on someone and calls the law, but this was serious."
Asked if he wanted Eldridge punished, he replied: "Absolutely, to make an example of her."
Detective Boone said Eldridge is "one of those who thinks all hunting dogs are treated cruelly."
Allen said eh couldn't put a dollar value on BB because she was given to him as a puppy. But he said he doesn't have any children, so "those dogs are like family." Eldridge was released on a $500 unsecured bond, according to jail paperwork.
