A Sea to Sky Corridor woman is facing an additional charge after she allegedly returned to a Saanich home looking for her dog while under court order not to visit the residence.
The woman, whom police say is of no fixed address but usually lives in the Whistler-Squamish area, was initially arrested April 24 in Squamish in possession of a dog that police allege was stolen from a home in Saanich the previous day, Saanich Police said in a statement.
The dog, a nine-month-old husky-German shepherd cross, had been taken to the Whistler Animals Galore shelter on April 6 after having been abandoned during a police incident. He was taken to the Vancouver SPCA and then to the Victoria SPCA, where the Saanich family adopted him, the Victoria Times Colonist reported.
On April 23, the woman allegedly entered the home illegally and took the dog, which the family had named Timber. She was arrested the next day in possession of the dog in Squamish and released on conditions, one of which was not to visit the home on Haliburton Road in Saanich, police said.
On Thursday (May 2) at around 12:40 p.m., Saanich Police were notified that the woman had visited the home and pleaded for the return of her dog, Saanich Police Sgt. Steve Eassie said in a statement.
She also indicated that she would likely go to the Victoria SPCA to get her dog back. Police notified the SPCA and received a call that the woman was there. She was arrested and faces charges of possession of stolen property, being unlawfully in a dwelling and breach of conditions, Eassie said. She was to appear in court on Friday (May 3). The results of that appearance were not known at press time.
The location of 'Timber' has not been disclosed by the SPCA, who advise that the dog is in a safe location, away from the shelter, Eassie said.
