Police: Man became burglar to nab impounded pooch
Police said that Thomas Carroll, 20, of Glen Carbon, broke into Madison County’s animal control facility and left with his pet Weimaraner, Titus.Police said Carroll could not come up with the $125 needed to retrieve the dog, which had been picked up as a stray. Now Carroll, of the 100 block of South Main Street, is charged with two felony counts of burglary and is being held in the Madison County Jail on $50,000 bail. He will need $5,000 to make bond.
I can’t decide which is worse. Is it that someone is so stupid that they would risk a sentence of 3-7 years in prison and a $25,000 fine to avoid paying the $125 fee to retrieve a stray dog? Or is it that the government charges you $125 to retrieve your stray dog? Apparently, it is better that this dog be put up for adoption (and put to sleep if adoption fails) than that the dog be returned to his owner without payment of the Madison County Dog Tax.
