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Elias · #**351** (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 03:01 AM

Friends:
If you, or anyone you know is available this coming Monday, March 10th at 8:30, we need to make a presence of animal rights people at Family Court, 1801 Vine Street. Victor Rodriguez's trial begins at that time.
There is a very good chance this monster will get probation, and be back out on the street celebrating and wreaking havoc within hours of the verdict. A strong public presence may help prevent that. Please pass this along. Bill needs people now more than ever.

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/loca...s_himself.h tml

Victor Rodriguez, the teen charged with felony theft in the disappearance and possible torture last fall of Edna, the brown beagle mix, has surrendered to authorities.
Cathie Abookire, spokeswoman for the District Attorney's Office, said yesterday that the 15-year-old had been in Virginia with a relative. On Thursday, he turned himself in at the Youth Study Center here. Rodriguez, who is now in custody at an undisclosed community-based shelter, faces a trial March 10 in Family Court on charges of felony theft by extortion, criminal conspiracy and criminal mischief. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of terroristic threats and a summary offense of harassment. A bench warrant was issued for Rodriguez, of Nicetown, on Jan. 31 after he failed to show for a pre-trial listing. Subsequently, detectives from the D.A.'s office searched for him, including going to several addresses where they thought he would be. They also determined he wasn't enrolled in school here. "Through very good detective work, we learned that the defendant was in Virginia," Abookire said. "We were able to get word to him that he was wanted in Philadelphia."
Bill Whiting, Edna's owner, said yesterday that he feels "a certain sense of relief that they have found" Rodriguez, but still feels "a lot of frustration." Edna disappeared on Halloween while Whiting was visiting a friend in the Italian Market area. About 11:58 p.m. on Nov. 10, he received a call from two young males saying they had Edna, but wanted $600 for her. In the background, he heard a dog yelping with pain and the jangling of dog tags. Whiting pleaded with them not to hurt the dog, who was his companion for some 11 years, offering to give them even more than $600 if they would keep her safe until the morning. A few hours later, at 3 a.m., he received a second call from one of the boys saying he had killed Edna. The dog has not been found. Whiting, 57, plans to hold a news conference and rally in front of Verizon's office at 1717 Arch St. at noon Wednesday because it took the company a week to begin to comply with a police search warrant for phone records that might have led to the extortionists. "My being put through four months of hell is inexcusable when this could have been a slam- dunk," Whiting said. "It's torn me apart. It's affected me at work. It's affected me at home. "Whiting, who had wanted local Verizon president William B. Petersen to come to the rally to receive a petition, said he found out Petersen "will not be available." The online petition, signed by more than 5,000 people around the world, calls for the company to fill police requests more quickly and to stop charging police for the service. Whiting said he would also like the entire telecommunications industry to change its policy on such matters.

By JULIE SHAW
Philadelphia Daily News

alesis · #**352** (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 03:33 AM

Only if you're buying chili's for us animal activists!

I want some baby back, baby back, baby back ribbbbbbs.

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Originally Posted by Elias

Friends:
If you, or anyone you know is available this coming Monday, March 10th at 8:30, we need to make a presence of animal rights people at Family Court, 1801 Vine Street. Victor Rodriguez's trial begins at that time.
There is a very good chance this monster will get probation, and be back out on the street celebrating and wreaking havoc within hours of the verdict. A strong public presence may help prevent that. Please pass this along. Bill needs people now more than ever.

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/loca...s_himself.h tml

Victor Rodriguez, the teen charged with felony theft in the disappearance and possible torture last fall of Edna, the brown beagle mix, has surrendered to authorities.
Cathie Abookire, spokeswoman for the District Attorney's Office, said yesterday that the 15-year-old had been in Virginia with a relative. On Thursday, he turned himself in at the Youth Study Center here. Rodriguez, who is now in custody at an undisclosed community-based shelter, faces a trial March 10 in Family Court on charges of felony theft by extortion, criminal conspiracy and criminal mischief. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of terroristic threats and a summary offense of harassment. A bench warrant was issued for Rodriguez, of Nicetown, on Jan. 31 after he failed to show for a pre-trial listing. Subsequently, detectives from the D.A.'s office searched for him, including going to several addresses where they thought he would be. They also determined he wasn't enrolled in school here. "Through very good detective work, we learned that the defendant was in Virginia," Abookire said. "We were able to get word to him that he was wanted in Philadelphia."
Bill Whiting, Edna's owner, said yesterday that he feels "a certain sense of relief that they have found" Rodriguez, but still feels "a lot of frustration." Edna disappeared on Halloween while Whiting was visiting a friend in the Italian Market area. About 11:58 p.m. on Nov. 10, he received a call from two young males saying they had Edna, but wanted $600 for her. In the background, he heard a dog yelping with pain and the jangling of dog tags. Whiting pleaded with them not to hurt the dog, who was his companion for some 11 years, offering to give them even more than $600 if they would keep her safe until the morning. A few hours later, at 3 a.m., he received a second call from one of the boys saying he had killed Edna. The dog has not been found. Whiting, 57, plans to hold a news conference and rally in front of Verizon's office at 1717 Arch St. at noon Wednesday because it took the company a week to begin to comply with a police search warrant for phone records that might have led to the extortionists. "My being put through four months of hell is inexcusable when this could have been a slam- dunk," Whiting said. "It's torn me apart. It's affected me at work. It's affected me at home. "Whiting, who had wanted local Verizon president William B. Petersen to come to the rally to receive a petition, said he found out Petersen "will not be available." The online petition, signed by more than 5,000 people around the world, calls for the company to fill police requests more quickly and to stop charging police for the service. Whiting said he would also like the entire telecommunications industry to change its policy on such matters.

By JULIE SHAW
Philadelphia Daily News

Debbie1125 · #**353** (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 07:04 PM

Interesting. Victor Rodriguez was with a relative in Virginia. Virginia was where Bad Newz Kennels was located.

Maybe he went to visit the Bad Newz site with his #7 Vick jersey on. Of course he'll get a slap on the wrist, and go right back to doing other criminal things.

What a little s***head.

alesis · #**354** (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 07:12 PM

Oh yes. It makes perfect sense now.

Debbie is from Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was where a dog was stolen. Maybe Debbie steals dogs.

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Originally Posted by Debbie1125

Interesting. Victor Rodriguez was with a relative in Virginia. Virginia was where Bad Newz Kennels was located.

Maybe he went to visit the Bad Newz site with his #7 Vick jersey on. Of course he'll get a slap on the wrist, and go right back to doing other criminal things.

What a little s***head.

Debbie1125 · #**355** (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 07:58 PM

Alesis you are obviously a dumbass who enjoys mocking some posts. Steal yourself a brain, since you seem to be missing one.

alesis · #**356** (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 08:03 PM

You're the one that try to correlate a teenager from philadelphia with Michael Vick's dog kennel. You're right, you're enough of an idiot without me pointing it out.

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Originally Posted by Debbie1125

Alesis you are obviously a dumbass who enjoys mocking some posts. Steal yourself a brain, since you seem to be missing one.

SwiftLyons · #**357** (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 12:17 AM

Bill Whiting. Did you put up any lost dog posters? If you did. Did you take them all down yet?

tbdiscovery · #**358** (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 09:14 AM

Please update on the pre-trial when possible.

dydst · #**359** (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 08:20 PM

Please let us know what happened at trial.

Also -- and I apologize if this has been covered already, but what's the story with the other perp? The 9 year-old? Has he been ID'd or caught?

Elias · #**360** (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 09:58 AM

The case of the missing dog Edna came to some sort of resolution yesterday even though her fate is still unknown.
Victor Rodriquez - the only person who has been charged in the case - was convicted in Family Court of making a harassing telephone call to Edna's owner last fall and of trying to extort money from him.
The 15-year-old, a lanky teen with a neck tattoo, entered and left Judge Robert Rebstock's courtroom with his hands cuffed behind his back, escorted by a sheriff's deputy.
During Rodriquez's trial, the judge heard testimony from Edna's owner, Bill Whiting, and from a teenager who knows Rodriquez.
The judge found Rodriquez guilty of four misdemeanor charges: theft by extortion, conspiracy, terroristic threats and harassment/stalking.

Read the whole story By JULIE SHAW, Philadelphia Daily News:

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/loca..._4_counts.html