{"id":61607,"date":"2026-01-24T18:58:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T23:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=61607"},"modified":"2026-01-24T18:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T23:58:41","slug":"cop-poisoned-killed-girlfriends-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/01\/24\/cop-poisoned-killed-girlfriends-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Cop Poisoned, Killed Girlfriend\u2019s Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Bartow police officer was arrested Jan. 16 for poisoning and killing his girlfriend\u2019s dog, the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n

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When the victim left for a trip in May, her boyfriend, Edwin Campuzano, 22, left poison pellets in the food bowl of her 3-year-old Maltese Poodle because he didn\u2019t like the dog, the agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dog died after eating the poison, and the leftover pellets were recovered from the bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A store transaction showed that Campuzano purchased the poison with his debit card from a Tractor Supply store two days before the victim left town, HCSO said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dog\u2019s death was reported to the sheriff\u2019s office in December and an arrest warrant was obtained for Campuzano on Jan. 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He turned himself in later that day and was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of the dog\u2019s poisoning, Campuzano was a full-time law enforcement officer with the Bartow Police Department. He is no longer employed by the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose who wear the badge are held to a higher standard, and when someone falls short of that responsibility, it reflects a serious failure of the values we are sworn to uphold,\u201d Sheriff Chad Chronister said. \u201cThis innocent animal deserved care and protection, and the trust placed in him as a partner makes this loss all the more senseless.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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