LINCOLN CITY, Ore. — On Friday, June 16, 2023, at around 1:00 PM a Siletz local reported to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) that her dog was missing out on.
LCSO said the resident presumed that their dog may have been taken out of their fenced backyard on SE Swan Avenue in Siletz.
Animal Services Deputy Martin started an examination and had actually discovered that a regional man had actually formed a bond with the dog by visiting it and feeding it through the fence numerous times a day.
Officials determined the suspect as 38-year-old Nicholas Colman-Pinning of Newport. When they situated Colman-Pinning, he was still in belongings of the dog.
Deputy Bo Douglas and Animal Services Deputy Martin had the ability to reunite the dog with its family by 6:00 p.m. that exact same day. Colman-Pinning was charged with first-degree theft for the theft of a buddy animal.