Horrible story, Apparently he was placing them at the properties he landscaped, he is being help on $100,000 bail, which seems high. I understand this man should be held accountable and poisoning wildlife not just dogs illegally on his property, but should owners let their dog onto another person property to begin with?
Org Story:
Metro - Landscaper arrested for allegedly poisoning dogs in Charlestown using antifreeze-laced hot dogs (UPDATED)
Landscaper arrested for allegedly poisoning dogs in Charlestown using antifreeze-laced hot dogs (UPDATED)
MICHAEL NAUGHTON
19 September 2012 03:43
Your dogs appear to be safe, Charlestown residents.
Cops said they arrested the landscaper who was allegedly spreading anti-freeze laced hot dogs on a lawn to poison dogs.
Kenneth Hyland, 53, of Everett, will be arraigned Monday in Charlestown District Court. He was arrested Friday, police said.
A person reported to police that Hyland was cutting a lawn on Medford Street Sunday evening and started spreading pieces of hot dogs from a bucket with a blue-green solution in it around the lawn, according to a police report.
The neighbor told police he or she thought the solution was antifreeze and confronted Hyland.
The neighbor asked Hyland if he was trying to poison the dogs and, according to the neighbor, Hyland said yes.
An argument ensued and the neighbor left the area, but returned to collect the hot dog pieces.
The neighbor alerted other residents of the incident and they went to the police station to report it.
The collected hot dogs were turned over to police as evidence and two detectives were assigned to investigate, according to the report.
Area dog owners are in disbelief over the incident.
"Everybody is just kind of on high alert and sort of freaked out," said Michelle Fournier, the owner of Durty Harry's dog wash and shop in Charlestown. "You can't even wrap your head around it."
Fournier said worried dog owners are calling her shop to ask that their dogs not be walked in the area where the poisonous hot dogs were found. She said she's heard about dogs that have recently become sick.
"The Charlestown community is such a dog friendly community," she said. "We take this really, really seriously."
Update:
Police: man tried to poison dogs in Charlestown - News - Boston.com
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (AP) — A landscaper is set to appear in court on charges he tried to poison dogs in Charlestown with hot dogs soaked in antifreeze.
Fifty-three-year-old Kenneth Hyland of Everett is to be arraigned Monday in Charlestown District Court on dog poisoning charges.
Hyland was arrested Friday after a dog owner said he saw Hyland spreading hot dogs outside a Medford Street building while holding a bucket that appeared to contain antifreeze. One dog owner said his pet became violently ill about six months ago after eating pieces of hot dog left in the same area.
Some neighbors believe Hyland was retaliating against dog owners who didn’t clean up after their pets.
Hyland couldn’t be reached Sunday. There’s no phone listing for him and it’s not clear if he has a lawyer.
