CAT BURGLARS RARE BENGALS RETURNED AFTER THEFT.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer NEENACH - After eight of her newest pure-breed Bengal kittens - worth more than $9,000 - were stolen from her home, Janice Tyler has beefed up security. With her cats now safely home, Tyler has begun mounting video cameras, installing hefty door locks and is researching other security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security to ensure that her cats are never taken again from her home in Neenach, east of Gorman. Investigators from the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station believe the theft last month was by a ring that had stolen more than 10 rare felines felines See animals. . ``I thought I'd never see them again,'' Tyler said. ``It's a miracle It's a Miracle was a television show that aired on PAX-TV (now Independent Television) between September 6, 1998 and September 1, 2004.[1] Initially hosted by Richard Thomas[2], and later by Roma Downey, [3] I ever got them back.'' Three Palmdale residents, Oscar Gomez, Damian Nonte and Holland Ashley, are accused of stealing Tyler's cats, as well as some Bengals in Vista, near San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . They are due in court today in Vista on charges of grand theft, burglary and possession of burglary tools. The three were arrested Sept. 28 in Vista after they were caught walking away with two Bengals, each worth several thousand dollars, by the roommate of a cat breeder breeder 1. a person with an animal enterprise involving the multiplication of the herd, flock or group. 2. a female animal used basically for the production of saleable young. just as he arrived home, investigators said. He chased the suspects in his car, traveling at 100 mph as he called police on his cell phone, police said. San Diego County sheriff's deputies arrested the trio on Interstate 15 near Escondido after they exited the freeway. One of the men admitted to stealing a $7,000 Bengal in Riverside and led authorities to search Ashley's home, where Tyler's eight kittens were found in an upstairs bedroom, said Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, sheriff's Detective Dennis Blackstock. In their vehicle, arresting deputies found a notebook filled with the names of a dozen other breeders, listing their addresses, times when people would not be home and information about their rare cats. The Bengal - there are just 10,000 in the world - is a hybrid of the Asian leopard cat and domestic cats. They have tiger-type stripes or leopard-style spots and can weigh up to 22 pounds. ``It's the first time I've seen anything like this,'' Blackstock said. ``The cats look just like baby tigers and that's why they are so valuable.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Janice Tyler holds a pair of rare Bengal cats Bengal Cat could refer to either of the following:
(2 -- color) Janice Tyler's Bengal cats have a look around after being returned to their owner. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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