Kicked-out roomie came back to WeHo apartment and targeted tenant’s dog, officials say
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man suspected of breaking into a West Hollywood apartment and killing his former roommate’s dog.
Anmol Bhatia was detained in Beverly Hills after officers from the city’s Police Department recognized him from a physical description shared by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. Officers from the sheriff’s West Hollywood Station then arrested the 27-year-old Sunday evening, said sheriff’s spokesperson Grace Medrano.
On Sept. 4, sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a burglary in the 1200 block of Harper Avenue. When deputies arrived, the resident of the apartment said that their dog was dead and there was surveillance video that showed a suspect.
A masked man was seen in the video entering the apartment and jogging toward the small dog, according to a Sheriff’s Department news release. In the video, at around 11:36 p.m., the man attacks the dog until it stops moving, according to authorities. The suspect didn’t have permission to enter the apartment.
Bhatia used to live at the apartment and was kicked out several days before the break-in, according to authorities. He also is alleged to have stolen a few items from the apartment, although investigators didn’t specify what they were.
On Sunday, sheriff’s deputies picked Bhatia up from Beverly Hills police custody and booked him into West Hollywood Station on suspicion of burglary, vandalism and animal cruelty, Medrano said.
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