3 ways to submit anonymous crime tips in Jacksonville
Here are three ways to submit an anonymous tip to First Coast Crime Stoppers and possibly get a cash reward.
- An emaciated Great Dane, later named “Miracle,” was found on a Jacksonville road but did not survive.
- First Coast Crime Stoppers is offering an $8,000 reward for information leading to an animal cruelty arrest.
Found emaciated on the side of a Jacksonville road at about 100 pounds less than a Great Dane should be, “Miracle” did not not survive life-saving efforts.
Now First Coast Crime Stoppers is offering an enhanced reward of $8,000 for information leading to an animal cruelty arrest.
“I know someone knows where this dog came from and who had this dog and put this dog in this situation,” said Perrin Todd, who found the 52-pound Great Dane on Sunday night, Nov. 2, off Moncrief Road and 45th Street. “And it’s now a felony in Florida.”
She said she saw a social media post from a man who calling attention to a dying dog on the side of the road but that he couldn’t stay. She was on the way to dinner nearby so stopped to see if she could help.
“When I got there, there was no one but the dog,” she said.
She tried to flag down someone to help, but it took until the third car for another woman to stop. Together they lifted Miracle, named by Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services, into her car and she took him to get emergency care. But his organs had already basically shut down.
“This was someone’s pet,” Todd said. “That’s the biggest mystery, and hopefully with the reward someone will come forward with information that explains what happened because this dog was in such bad shape for weeks and weeks.”
She thinks someone just dumped him for whatever reason.
“There’s no way this dog could have lived on the streets for weeks,” she said, noting he was only 2 years old. “Somebody would have called Animal Control; it would have been reported because it’s such an unusual dog.”
First Coast Crime Stoppers listed the following ZIP codes as possible locations of interest in addition to 32208 where Miracle was found: 32244 in the Townsend area, 32210 near 103rd Street and Timuquana Road, and 32277 near Edenfield Road.
Todd said Timuquana is where the dog’s microchip from a puppy shop showed he was registered. The store had paperwork and a photo of him as a puppy but didn’t have the owner’s information.
“He was a gentle giant,” she said. “He was so loving. … He was a very well-behaved dog. Just a good dog. Adrenaline kind of kicks in when you are in that situation. It was heart-breaking. I knew I couldn’t lift him myself, and I was so thankful for the other person who showed up. … At least this dog did not die alone.”
To remain anonymous and be eligible for the $8,000 reward, call First Coast Crime Stoppers at (866) 845-8477 (845-TIPS), text **8477 or email rewards@fccrimestoppers.com. Crime Stoppers recently increased its base reward to $5,000.
Todd, who contributed to this enhanced reward, said she has worked with rescue animals before and also works with veterinarians.