Riverside Police Arrest Man In Connection With Pet Poisonings

Riverside police have made an arrest in connection with the poisioning deaths of three dogs and a cat on Harlou Drive.

Police arrested Joseph Young, 50, of Harlou Drive Saturday afternoon, and charged him with assault, trespassing, animal poisoning and cruelty to animals.

He was booked in the Montgomery County Jail and later posted bail, police siad.

Riverside police Sgt. Kim Griffin said that someone had placed poisoined dog biscuits in resident's yards on Harlou.Sally Guinn, who resides on Harlou Drive, said she had found rat poison on the ground at her residence and then a couple of days later one of her dogs became ill.Guinn said, "This is not something that we get all the time. Most people respect pets and treat pets as family."Young is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.