Former ACO cited for role in dog's death
Smithfield, UT (US)

Incident Date: Monday, Jun 27, 2011
County: Cache

Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Brady Robbins

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

An internal investigation revealed that a Smithfield animal control officer tried to cover up information about a dog who died after being left in the sun for three days.

The report, released Friday, shows that officer Brady Robbins made an official log entry on June 23, saying that he picked up the dog and left her at a Smithfield City operations property.

In another entry logged on Monday June 27, Robbins said that he took the dog to the Cache Humane Society for adoption.

The next day, on Tuesday June 28, Robbins logged that he had forgotten about the dog when he left it in an unshaded outdoor kennel on Thursday, then found the dog deceased. Robbins further stated that he entered the June 27 log as an attempt to cover up his negligence.

Robbins stated that he made the false entry and disposed of the dog's carcass because he feared "...repercussion from the City and public."

According to Smithfield Police Sergeant Travis Allen, the Labrador retriever named Lola went missing on Thursday June 27 from the home of Paula Purser in Hyde Park.

The dog was picked up by Robbins only a few hours later, after Robbins saw the dog near a Smithfield Subway sandwich shop.

Robbins then took Lola to the Smithfield impound area and left her in an open cage.

Allen said that Lola most likely died from dehydration and heat exhaustion.

Allen said that Robbins told his superiors about the incident after the discovery of Lola's death, but according to the report, Robbins did so the day after filing a false report about Lola being adopted by the Cache Humane Society.

Allen said the police chief called the local Humane Society about Lola's fate, and the Humane Society representative contacted Purser to tell her the bad news.

Allen said that Purser had tried to locate Lola through local media postings and the Humane Society since Lola went missing.

Allen said the police chief spoke with Purser about Lola's death and conveyed how sorry the animal control officer was that Lola had been forgotten.

Purser wanted to retrieve Lola's remains, but the dog had been disposed at the Logan City landfill.

Allen said that Robbins later delivered a letter of resignation to Smithfield Police, along with a letter of apology to Purser. His resignation was accepted.

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