GREENBURGH – Two men have been charged with killing a pit bull terrier mix in a man’s backyard in Greenburgh. Danilo Tolentino, 59, and Ian De Los Reyes, 33, with no known address, were both arrested.
De Los Reyes is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and is being held in the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $150,000 cash bail or $300,000 bond. Tolentino is charged with tampering with physical evidence and criminal possession of a controlled substance. He is held in lieu of $10,000 bail.
On Saturday, July 13, Greenburgh Police arrested both men after officers found the charred remains of the dog in Tolentino’s yard and evidence of the dog’s killing inside the house. Tolentino reported the death of the dog to police on Saturday morning.
Police allege De Los Reyes beat and killed the pit bull terrier and then proceeded to burn the body in a fire pit sometime Friday night or early Saturday. Tolentino then attempted to cover up the death by tampering with the evidence of the dog’s death in the residence.
Following a search after the arrest, police found Tolentino in possession of methamphetamine.
The pet dog belonged to Tolentino’s daughter, who was no longer living there.
