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# Crime Watch: Puppy puncher
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/crime-watch-puppy-puncher/
- Published: 2023-09-29T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T15:15:51.000Z
- Author: Ross Furukawa
- Tags: Crime, CRIME WATCH, News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:20

**On Sunday, September 24**

At approximately 3 pm, SMPD officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Palisades Park regarding an adult male accused of being unprovoked when hitting a dog and then the dog’s owner. The victim explained that the suspect approached, hit his dog with a closed fist, and then when confronted hit him in the chest, knocking him backwards. Officers located the suspect, Daniel Betancourt, 45-years-old, who was arrested for elder abuse and animal cruelty. Betancourt was issued two citations and released from police custody with a future court appearance scheduled for November 3, 2023.