Man tosses dead animals after breaking into animal control, officials say An Orlando man is behind bar Wednesday accused of breaking into the Indian River County Animal Control office and tossing dead animals on the floor. Angela Rozier reports. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT TUESDAY MORNING BUT CREWS WEREBACK AT THE SCENE WEDNESDAY TOFINISH CLEANING UP THE DAMAGE.CREWS SPENT MOST OF THE DAY HEREAT THE INDIAN RIVER ANIMAL CAREAND CONTROL OFFICE CLEANING UPAND MAKING REPAIRS.THE SHERIFF SAYS THIS MAN,JULIAN GONZALEZ, IS RESPONSIBLE.HE SAYS GONZALES WENT ON A CRIMESPREE THAT STARTED WITH HIMBREAKING INTO THE COUNCOMPOUND YARD, STEALING AVEHICLE, AND AT THE SAME TIMEWHILE HE WAS ON THE COUNTYCAMPUS, HE BROKE INTO THE ANIMALCONTROL BUILDING, SHATTERING THEGLASS LETTING OFF FIREEXTINGUISHERS AS WELL ASREMOVING SEVERAL DEAD ANIMALS.>> AFTER BREAKING AND SHATTERINGTHE GLASS AT THE ANIMAL CONTROLCENTER, HE WENT INSIDE.AT SOME POINT HE LET OFF TWODIRE EXTINGUISHERS AS WELL ASWENT INTO THE FREEZER AREA WHEDECEASED ANIMALS ARE KEPT, CATSAND DOGS.AT SOME POINT HE PLACED THOSECATS AND DOGS ON THE FLOOR,ESSENTIALLY IN A LINE.ANGELA: THE SHERIFF SAYS AT THATPOINT GONZALES FLED IN A STOLENCOUNTY VEHICLE AND ULTIMATELYWAS CAPTURED BACK AT THE SCENEAFTER A BRIEF CHASE AND RECKLESSDRIVING.HE SAYS BY LETTING OFF THE FIREEXTINGUISHERS, GONZALES LEFTFINGERPRINTS AS WELL ASFOOTPRINTS THAT LINK HIM TO THHBURGLARY.

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