{"id":861135,"date":"2026-06-12T01:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/861135\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T01:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:32:15","slug":"someone-knows-what-happened-crime-stoppers-offers-5k-award-for-arrest-of-juveniles-involved-in-deadly-dog-abuse-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/861135\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Someone knows what happened\u2019: Crime Stoppers offers $5K award for arrest of juveniles involved in deadly dog abuse case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><strong>MIDDLEBURG, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 First Coast Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 award for anyone with information that leads to the arrest of the juveniles involved in the abusive incident that led to the death of a Chihuahua-mix dog. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">According to the Clay County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the incident occurred on May 17 at the Main Street Boat Ramp in Middleburg. A group of four to five children was seen throwing a chihuahua-mix dog into the water, holding it underwater and physically abusing it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">A family that witnessed the abuse rescued the dog, but the animal died a few days after the incident. The children left the scene before authorities arrived. They are described only as being between 9 and 13 years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Crime Stoppers is seeking more information and encourages community members who may know something to speak up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cAnimal cruelty is not a harmless act &#8212; it is a serious crime and often a warning sign of future violent behavior. The cruelty displayed in this case has shocked our community, and we are committed to helping the Clay County Sheriff\u2019s Office identify those responsible. Someone knows what happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">If you have any more information, call 866-845-TIPS to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIDDLEBURG, Fla. \u2013 First Coast Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 award for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":861136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,15015,3188,723,7310,15018,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-861135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-america","tag-clay-county","tag-fl","tag-florida","tag-jacksonville","tag-middleburg","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116734561308689206","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/861136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}