During the first unlawful police entry into my home - with my ex-husband - the Portage PD officers gave my ex-husband my precious furbabies Abbi and Bailey - in violation of the Criminal No-Contact Order.
During the second unlawful police entry, the Portage PD officers and my ex refused to return Abbi and Bailey back to me - despite me telling the officers that my ex had previously threatened to kill my furbabies. When I expressed concern/fear that Abbi and Bailey would be killed by my ex, the police officers laughed at me and told me to call them if that happened.
I and an animal rescue group searched for months for Abbi and Bailey. I was unaware that my ex had moved back to Portage Indiana [he had last told the court that he was residing in Florida] - and that he had taken Abbi and Bailey to a home he shared with his girlfriend in Portage.
In April 2011, the animal rescue group located Abbi and Bailey at my ex's and his girlfriend's. immediately contacted the Portage PD and the Portage Mayor - demanding that they return Abbi and Bailey to me. They refused to do so, and instead contacted my ex.
In April 2011, instead of returning Abbi and Bailey to me, my ex took my furbabies to the Hobart Indiana Humane Society and signed to have Abbi and Bailey euthanized - in violation of the Criminal No-Contact Order.
I did not find out about the cruel deaths of Abbi and Bailey at my ex's hands until May 2011. I immediately contacted both the Portage PD and Mayor. They both refused to take action and refused to uphold the Criminal No-Contact Order. Further more, the PD and Mayor refused to investigate the unlawful police entry into my home/failure of the Portage PD to uphold the Criminal No-Contact Order.
In 2012, I again contacted the City of Portage, regarding the unlawful police entry, deaths of Abbi and Bailey, and failure of the Portage PD to uphold the Criminal No-Contact Order. The mayor issued an order to all city employees and the PD to ignore my request for an investigation.
| From: | Mark Becker <MBecker@portage-in.com> |
| To: | Renee' <sur5er1998@aol.com>; Olga Velazquez <OVelazquez@portage-in.com>; kenelwood <kenelwood@rhameandelwood.com> |
| Subject: | RE: Police Complaint Form request |
| Date: | Mon, May 16, 2011 8:36 pm |
Ms. Harrington I am sorry that you have lost your dogs,
however based upon the information provided to Captain Vaughan
and the ensuing investigation he conducted, I do consider this matter closed.
As you noted in your email, your former husband "killed" your dogs, or at least
signed over the paperwork approving them to be put down.
Why he would have done so is something I cannot answer.
mjb
