control de animales y agentes encubiertos irrumpieron la paz de este vecindario de la cuadra 4700 de tipton lanen alexandra su afÁn, rescatar a perros de raza pitbull que vivÍan en esta casa andrea alfaro,vecina "se llevaron a los 8 vinieron el squad la policía todos, oficiales encubiertos toda este bloque estaba nadie podía pasar ni salir esta mañana" segÚn la policÍa del condado de fairfax oficiales allanaron esta casa porque tenÍan una orden de bu Úsqueda ya que presuntamente el dueÑo de los perros los tenÍa en malas condiciones hecho que sorpendio a algunos vecinos vecino "el era una persona muy decente y yo se que amaba a esos perros, esos perros estaban bien cuidados" segÚn contaron algunos vecinos el hombre de origen boliviano vive en esta casa junto a su padre y presuntame nte mantenÍa a los perros en la parte trasera de su casa zeidi bolanos vecina "cuando iba a la casa de la muchacha yo veía, de ahí se ve que los sacaba para entrenarlos para pelear se veía desde el lugar " "se veia que los maltrataba?" "si se veía que los sacaba y no hacían lo que decía los mojaba los maltrataba" fuero

. >> this pit bull puppy out of the rambler at 4511 tipton lane in alexandria, one of eight puppies and adult dogs seized when police executed a search warrant on the home. the owner was recently arrested on an unrelated charge and released. some of the dogs appeared traumatize asked carried out by animal control officers. others looked thin, but were able to walk out on their own. many had been rescued from padlocked cages. police also confiscated dog training equipment. including three treadmills, harnesses, heavy chains, and a device to forcibly mate two aggressive dogs. officers carried out boxes and bags of evidence. neighbors peered out their windows, but said nothing. >> the dogs are part of an on going criminal investigation. they will be examined and treated by a veterinarian if necessary. before their futures are determined. reporting live from alexandria, andrea mccarren, 9news now, back to you. >> good thing it was stopped, thank you. >>> the aclu filed a lawsuit on behalf of a d.c. resident. now this suit claims daily's smart phone was wrongly taken away by a d.c. police of

officers raided a home on tipton lane in franconia road yesterday. our cameras were there as investigators took away several pit bulls, tread treadmills and other evidence to suggest dog -- treadmills and other evidence to suggest dogfighting. experts say fighting dogs can be rehabilitated. >> they lack a lot of socialization. they're sometimes a little less confident, but they can be placed after some rehabilitation here, some hand feeding, working with our volunteers, going out for walks, doing the things normal pets do. >> right now the person in charge who is suspected is only facing charges of being an unfit pet owner, but more charges could be added. >> rebuilding the holy acres community in woodbridge, virginia, is on a fast track. nearly a dozen families will move back in thanks to the help of some volunteers. people from project mend a house were able to make repairs on wednesday. holy acres was nearly wiped off the -- holly acres was nearly wiped off the map last year by tropical storm lee. >>> montgomery county police are releasing a pictu

. >> this pit bull puppy out of the rambler at 4511 tipton lane in alexandria, one of eight puppies and adult dogs seized when police executed a sealed search warrant on the home. the owner was recently arrested on an unrelated charge and released. some of the dogs appeared traumatized and were carried out by animal control officers. others looked thin, but were able to walk out on their own. many had been rescued from padlocked cages. police also confiscated what appeared to be dog training equipment. including three treadmills, harnesses, heavy chains, and a device to forcibly mate two aggressive dogs. a brand-new black porsche sat in the driveway as officers carried out bags of evidence. neighbors peered out their windows, but said nothing. the dogs are now considered part of an on going criminal investigation. for now, they will be examined and treated by a veterinarian if necessary before their futures are determined. in alexandria, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> who was the owner of that home? police are not yet releasing the suspect's name. he is just being charged with being an

reporter: over the course of three hours, fairfax county police executed a field search warrant at tipton lane taking one pit bull after another out of the house. males and females, adult dogs and puppies. officers also took out various items, often used to train fighting dogs, treadmills, harnesses, heavy chains and a device used to force breeding. the suspected ring leader right now faces one charge of abing an unfit animal owner but more charges could be added as the investigation continues. as for the dogs, their fate is unclear. >> unfortunately they're filling a lot of the shetters in the area -- shelters in the area. >> reporter: michele is a director of animal training at the washington animal reeg where she occasionally rehabilitates pit bulls that were bred to fight and turns them into family friendly pets. she says many pit bulls that were trained to fight can be retrained not to. >> they lack a lot of socialization. they're sometimes a little less confident but they can be placed after some rehabilitation here, some hand feeding, working with our volunteers, going out for walks, do

: over the course of three hours, fairfax county police executed a field search warrant at 4511 tipton lane. male and female adult dogs and puppies. officers also took out various items often used to train fighting dogs. treadmills, harnesses, heavy chains and a device used to force breeding. the suspected ring leader right now faces one charge of being an unfit animal owner, but more charges could be added as the investigation continues. as for the dogs, their fate i

disturbing information has emerged about the man who lives at 45 tipton lane. since 2005, they also go by the alias, alex gomez has faced charges in several jurisdictions in maryland and including first-degree murder. wreckless endangerment, dwi along with weapons and drug charges. >> this dog looks like he has been fought. he has scars on his face that you can see the little white marks. >> we set our video tape and the main society. >> and what we are looking at it there that will be commonly here for them. it's commonly associated with dog fighting. the fact that this individual had that type of treadmill is a red flag. >> reporter: police confiscated treadmills, heavy chains, a device known for their brutality. >> this is what's commonly referred to as a rape stand. they will strand her down to that contraption so she is forcibly bred. >> reporter: operating in the shadows, even in quiet residential neighborhoods like this one. dogs fight to the death or until they are so injured they cannot continue. >> if the dog were to quit and try to jump out of the pi

officers raided a home on tipton lane near franconia road yesterday. our cameras were there as investigators hauled away several pit bulls, treadmills and other evidence to suggest dogfighting. the fate of the dogs remains uncertain but experts say some fighting dogs can be rehabilitated. >> they lack a lot of socialization, they're sometimes a little less confident but they can be placed after some rehabilitation here, some hand feeding, working with our volunteers, going out for walks, doing the things normal pets do. >> right now the suspected ring leader is only facing charges of being an unfit pet owner but more charges could be added. >>> montgomery county police are releasing a picture of one of three people they say is behind vandalism and theft in the damascus area. this is one of the two suspects police believe stole things from cars. the suspect would try to find unlocked car doors. this happened last week in the plantation's two neighborhood. anyone with information should call montgomery county police. >>> rebuilding the holy acres communi

officers seized puppies, adult dogs from a home in tipton lane in alexandria yesterday. they also carried out three treadmills out of the home as well as harnesses and heavy chains and other equipment. police say some of the dogs were taken out of padlocked cages and a suspected -- the suspected ring leader is currently charged with one count of being an unfit animal owner. police say the investigation is still continuing. >>> fairfax county police say a beaver that attacked a swimmer had tested positive for the rabies virus. an 83-year-old woman was swimming in lake barkroft tuesday when the animal bit her several times. a couple of fishermen nearby killed the beaver with their boat paddles and pulled the woman to safety. she was taken to the hospital and is now recovering from her injuries. >>> the first public hearing about proposed hikes on the dulles toll road takes place tonight. tonight's hearing is from 5:00 to 8:00 at stone bridge high school in ashburn. two more hearings are scheduled for next week. the proposal from the metropolitan washington airports authori

: over the course of three hours, fairfax county police executed a field search warrant at 4511 tipton lane. male and female adult dogs and puppies. officers also took out various items often used to train fighting dogs. treadmills, harnesses, heavy chains and a device used to force breeding. the suspected ring leader right now faces one charge of being an unfit animal owner, but more charges could be added as the investigation continues. as for the dogs, their fate is now unclear. >> pit bulls unfortunately are filling a lot of the shelters in the area. >> reporter: michelle yu is director of behavior and training at the washington animal rescue league where she occasionally rehabilitates pit bulls. many pit bulls that were trained to fight can be retrained not to. >> they lack a lot of socialization. they're sometimes a little less confident. but they can be placed after some rehabilitation. hand feeding. working with the volunteers. going out for walks. doing the things normal pets do. >> reporter: back to the case today in alexandria, police have not yet named the suspect. but we do kno