Couple arrested for stealing dog; blackmailing owner

A Miami couple was arrested Monday for stealing a Marathon couple’s French Bulldog and demanding $1,000 for its return.

Reinier Fuentes, 33, and Lilianne Dominguez, 26, were charged with grand theft, dealing in stolen property and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.

The female victim notified the Sheriff’s Office on June 25 that she was receiving texts from unknown persons demanding money for the safe return of her husband’s female French Bulldog/service dog, Sailor.

She stated the dog had gotten out of her house earlier that day. She began canvassing the 5th Avenue neighborhood and posting on Facebook with no luck. A short time later she began receiving phone calls and texts from the suspects, later identified as Fuentes and Dominguez, stating they had the dog. The suspects demanded $1,000 for the dog’s safe return. They agreed to meet in Miami on June 26 for the exchange.

Sheriff’s Office Detectives then notified Miami-Dade Police of the incident. The suspects sent the female victim several texts on June 26, changing locations and claiming they wanted to keep the dog. The female victim stated she would pay whatever the price and the suspects instructed her to meet them at Dadeland Mall with the $1,000 or she would never see the dog again.

Fuentes and Dominguez were stopped at Dadeland Mall by Miami-Dade Police. Sailor was returned to its owners unharmed.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives obtained warrants for their arrest.

They were arrested in Miami-Dade County on Monday and booked into jail there.

Woman arrested in stabbing incident

A 60-year-old Lake Worth Beach, Florida woman was arrested Monday after stabbing her husband at a Key Largo resort.

Tami Ellen Kutz-Robertson was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a weapon, battery and tampering with evidence.

The injuries were not life-threatening.

Deputies were called to the Playa Largo Resort & Spa at approximately 8:07 p.m. regarding a stabbing.

The 58-year-old victim stated Kutz-Robertson had been drinking and taking painkillers when she became enraged during a domestic argument. The victim stated she grabbed a steak knife during the argument, threatened to kill him and stabbed him in the arm. She then attempted to clean up the blood on the floor in an attempt to conceal what transpired before Deputies arrived, the victim said.

Kutz-Robertson was taken to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier after she stated she had medical conditions.

She was taken to jail thereafter.

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