Iowa Attorney General warns of door-to-door fundraising scam Share Updated: 5:33 PM CDT May 14, 2021
Iowa Attorney General warns of door-to-door fundraising scam Share Updated: 5:33 PM CDT May 14, 2021
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Show Transcript TAKE ACTION AGAINST RANSOMWARE NETWORKS. STACEY: A NEW WARNING TONIGHT, THE IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS IT HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR, ASKING FOR DONATIONS TO CHARITY. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THOSE PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE FROM THE BLANK CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND /OR THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE. BUT BOTH THE HOSPITAL AND THE ARL SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE PEOPLE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR TO SOLICIT DONATIONS. BLANK CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL POSTED TO ITS FACEBOOK PAGE, SAYING IF PEOPLE COME TO YOUR DOOR ASKING FOR MONEY FOR THE HOSPITAL, IT IS A SCA THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS IOWANS COULD ENCOUNTER THESE TYPES OF SCAMS MORE
Iowa man relinquishes rights to dog after neighbor captures video of him dragging pet
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An Iowa man is facing charges of animal neglect after a neighbor captured video of him dragging, kicking and allegedly throwing objects at his dog. He is now relinquishing his pet, according to new documents filed Thursday.
According to the documents, on Saturday Zac Brooks will give his dog to the breeder he got it from.
Brooks was seen on camera dragging his dog and allegedly throwing things at the pet.
Neighbors are upset Brooks is not facing harsher charges.
A Waukee man is facing charges after a neighbor captured video of him dragging, kicking and throwing objects at his dog. Waukee police say Zac Brooks is charged with animal neglect, a simple misdemeanor. The Dallas County Attorney s Office advised that we could do animal neglect charges, but there was not enough there for abuse, said Waukee police Sgt. Mackenzie Sposeto.Sposeto says officers went to the townhome on NE Satinwood on Saturday to look over the dog after neighbors called with concerns. They let the dog out of the kennel dog ran around was wagging his tail, they actually sat down and checked the entire dog from head to tail, said Sposeto. There s no signs of injuries, no trauma of any sort that they could see. He was greeting the owner and running around in circles. So they said, here s what we re going to ask of you. You are going to have to bring the dog inside - it is cold, and then make sure the dog has food and water. Sposeto says because the officers could