HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A 42-year-old woman was arrested after police said surveillance video captured her repeatedly striking and forcefully handling a small dog she was fostering at a Hialeah apartment complex.
Miriam Yilian Delarosa was arrested Wednesday following an investigation into three incidents involving the same dog at the Metro Parc Apartments, located at the 900 block of East 26th Street in Hialeah.
Police said the investigation began after a tenant reported finding feces on a wall near an elevator.
A front desk employee reviewed surveillance video to determine what happened and identified Delarosa in the footage.
According to the report, video from Sept. 16 first showed Delarosa outside the building with three dogs, two in a stroller and the foster dog on a leash.
When the foster dog slipped out of its collar and began to run away, police said Delarosa caught the dog and forcefully handled it, carrying it by the neck then flipping it upside down to be held by the legs.
Minutes later, surveillance video showed Delarosa inside the building striking the dog in the face approximately eight times, investigators said.
Police said another incident was captured later that night inside an elevator, where Delarosa hit the dog and it began to urinate.
Delarosa reportedly held the dog by one of its front legs, moved the stroller, then beat it again.
She hit the dog in the face approximately 10 times in this incident.
The dog continued to urinate and defecate following the alleged abuse.
Detectives said they learned during Delarosa’s Oct. 1 arrest that she had been fostering the dog for about two months and that the dog had previously been abused.
“I know who is the woman, and never thinking about that, the fight with the dogs,” said a neighbor.
Delarosa is charged with three felony counts of animal cruelty with intent to injure or kill.
Miami-Dade Animal Services took custody of all three dogs for their safety and medical evaluation.
The woman made her first appearance in court Friday.
A judge found probable cause and set Delarosa’s bond at $7,500.
As of Friday evening, she has not bonded out and remains in jail.
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