Laredo, Texas – On Wednesday, the Laredo Police Department (LPD) announced the arrest of 60-year-old Maria Teresa Garcia in connection with an animal cruelty investigation that began on August 21, 2026. The case involves a dog who had reportedly been restrained with a rag covering its head and was bound with restraints near the intersection of Pine Street and South Bartlett Avenue.
Before officers arrived, two good Samaritans helped free the dog, who subsequently ran away. An LPD investigation was then initiated to identify the owner of the dog.
The agency said the investigation was aided by Flock Safety Camera technology, writing:
During the investigation, Flock Safety camera technology played a significant role in helping investigators identify a suspect vehicle. That identification provided valuable investigative leads that ultimately led investigators to identify the suspect. As a result of the investigation, Maria Teresa Garcia, 60, was arrested on August 26, 2026, shortly before noon and served with an arrest warrant for Animal Cruelty, a Class A Misdemeanor.
The dog at the heart of the investigation has not been located.
Prior article about this situation here.
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40 Comments
THROW THE BOOK AT HER…MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR SUCH CRUEL, HEARTLESS, CALLOUS ABUSE!!!
THIS MONSTER IS EVIL….
The White House has nothing to do with this. Focus on the problem, NOT who you WANT to be the problem. Take a seat, commie.
The White House has nothing to do with this. Focus on the problem, NOT who you WANT to be the problem. Take a seat, commie.
Cover her head and restrain her in the desert and leave her. I am do sick of these monsters.
Cover her head and restrain her in the desert and leave her. I am do sick of these monsters.
Cover her head and restrain her in the desert and leave her. I am do sick of these monsters.
Cover her head and restrain her in the desert and leave her. I am do sick of these monsters.
Peine maximale, svp. C’est un minimum!
FIRST OF ALL FUCKKKKK FLOCK!!!!! 100%!!!!!! ITS THE MOST CORRUPT MONSTERS IN THE WHITE HOUSE NOW WHY-THEY ARE THE GESTAPO AND ALTHOUGH IM SO HAPPY WHEN THESE THIEVES RAPISTS AND MURDERING HUMAN ANIMALS GET CAUGHT ON THEM BUT-IT IS STILL NOT ENOUGH KNOWING THE PSYCHOPATHS BEHIND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM!!! FUCK FLOCK FUCK FLOCK FUCK FLOCK FUCK FLOCK
The White House has nothing to do with this. Focus on the problem, NOT who you WANT to be the problem. Take a seat, commie.
100% !!!
Commies have nothing to do with this either so maybe you should be focusing on the real problem and not your political ideology
The White House has nothing to do woth this. Focus on the problem, NOT what you want to be the problem. Take a seat, commie.
The White House has nothing to do woth this. Focus on the problem, NOT what you want to be the problem. Take a seat, commie.
John White and SB said it all!!!
Find this rotten piece of scum and do away with her! Who knows what else was done to this poor dog what’s she’s capable of doing again??? End her life before she ends something or someone else’s!!!!