Gizmo
is now in Poughkeepsie
POUGHKEEPSIE – Poughkeepsie City Police have recovered Gizmo, the
dog that was videotaped being beating by its owner in Poughkeepsie last
month. Poughkeepsie officers found the dog in Brooklyn on Thursday and
brought him back to Poughkeepsie. They said he appears to be in good health,
but was being checked out by a veterinarian and sheltered at a local facility
for the time being.
The dog’s owner, who was observed on videotape beating the dog in
Pulaski Park in Poughkeepsie, remains at large.
Police are still looking for Theophilus Burke, who is wanted on animal
cruelty charges.
Anyone with information concerning his whereabouts is asked to call Poughkeepsie
City Police at 845-451-7577.
