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Couple guilty in abuse of dogs

Posted on July 12, 1997 by jbenton

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 5 SWANTON — A couple were found guilty of 12 counts of animal abuse here yesterday. Mary Barker, 40, and Jose Vasquez, 63, were convicted of not providing sufficient shelter, exercise, and air circulation for six animals, three of which they kept in stacked crates in a closed […]

Jury begins deliberations in pair’s animal-abuse trial

Posted on July 11, 1997 by jbenton

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 14 SWANTON — The animal-abuse case here is in the hands of a jury. Both sides concluded their cases yesterday in the trial of Mary Barker and Jose Vasquez, who run Mary and Joe’s Petland on Airport Highway. They are each charged with 12 counts of animal abuse. […]

Holiday weekend crackdown on drunken drivers nets 49

Posted on July 8, 1997 by jbenton

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 July 4 didn’t mean independence for 49 Toledo and area residents arrested on alcohol and drug charges over the weekend. They were cited as part of Operation Holiday Zero Tolerance, a crackdown on drunken drivers by the Toledo Liquor Enforcement Office. “It was a real success, no […]