Police Arrest 2 For Killing 12 Koi In College Pond

[studd muffin]

This happen at the community college i went to. Its sad because i saw them every day and i know which one is which. I even named some of my favorites.

http://cbs13.com/crime/delta.college.koi.2.1728540.html?detectflash=false

Police Arrest 2 For Killing 12 Koi In College Pond

Two suspects have been arrested for the killing of 12 koi fish on a college campus in San Joaquin County Tuesday night.

Police at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton say the suspects, both teens, came onto campus at around 11:00 p.m. Tuesday night and beat 12 of the large koi fish to death. Some of the fish are up to 30 years old, and worth $5,000 each.

Police were tipped off to the identity of the suspects by an anonymous caller who recognized the two from surveillance video shown during a news report. The suspects were arrested without incident.

The Koi pond is located in the center of campus, and surveillance video shows the two young men suspected of killing the fish leaving the area with sticks in their hands.

Koi are large fish that are often kept in outdoor ponds and water gardens.

 

[studd muffin]

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100603/A_NEWS/6030333

Anger after koi killed

STOCKTON - Officials said they will seek felony vandalism and animal cruelty charges against two teenage boys after about a dozen of San Joaquin Delta College's prized koi were slaughtered overnight.

The fish are a longtime tradition at Delta. They swim lazily in brick-lined ponds at the college quad, where friends meet for lunch and where minstrels sit in the shade and strum guitars between classes.

Even busy instructors will stop for a second or two to gaze at the colorful koi, whose tenure at Delta spans more years than most of their human admirers.

Anger flared immediately after news of the crime broke Wednesday morning.

"It breaks my heart - these are our babies," secretary Kristy Sine said. "(The attackers) have no soul."

Two young men were caught on police surveillance camera in the deserted quad about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Both carried poles and one appeared to hold a knife in his right hand.

The fish were bludgeoned, stabbed and even speared, then dragged out of the water, leaving a trail of scales and blood. The largest koi killed was 28 inches long and weighed 15 pounds, one witness estimated. Most were in the 20-inch range.

Police were changing shifts for the night when the attack occurred, and no one saw the video live. Maintenance workers who came to feed the fish about 6 a.m. Wednesday found the corpses in nearby bushes.

Police checked the video from the previous night and found clear images of the attackers, which were distributed to the campus community and the media. By early afternoon, they got a tip leading them to two 17-year-old suspects at a home off campus.

The boys were taken into custody and interviewed.

"They are being dealt with appropriately for their senseless crime," Delta police Sgt. Geff Greenwood wrote in an e-mail to the campus community.

Asked in an interview what motive the suspects might have had, Greenwood said: "They don't have a reason."

It was still unclear exactly how many fish were killed. One worker said he saw 13. In addition to those that were dragged into the bushes, another was found in a trash can. Greenwood said he knew of 12 dead fish.

At least two other fish were seriously wounded. One had a deep gash across its back. Workers installed a temporary fence around the ponds to avoid further traumatizing the survivors.

As of 2008, Delta had 78 koi in its ponds, which were built when the current campus was constructed in the late 1960s. Some of the fish had been donated by families in memory of loved ones.

They may be rather valuable - upward of $1,000 per fish, Greenwood said.

"You can't believe the response from the campus," he said. "My phone is ringing off the hook. People are just really upset about this."

Contact reporter Alex Breitler at (209) 546-8295 or abreitler@recordnet.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/breitlerblog.


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[Vicious_Fish]

How awful. And what exactly was the point of this?

 

[studd muffin]

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100602/A_NEWS/100609960

Two teens arrested in connection with Koi slayings (UPDATED 3:50 p.m.)

STOCKTON – Two 17-year-old boys were arrested this afternoon on suspicion of slaughtering about a dozen of San Joaquin Delta College's beloved koi.

The attackers used pipes and a knife to beat, stab and even spear the fish as they swam in brick-lined ponds at the center of the community college campus about 11 p.m. Tuesday. The suspects pulled the fish out of the water and threw them in nearby bushes, where they were discovered by maintenance workers early this morning.

The long-lived koi are a famous feature on Delta's campus. Some of the fish have been swimming for decades in the pools. They're worth up to $1,000 each, police said.

Sgt. Geff Greenwood said authorities would seek animal cruelty and felony vandalism charges against the boys, who were identified after news media coverage resulted in a tip from the public. Both boys were interviewed. When asked what their motive appeared to be, Greenwood said: “They don't have a reason.”

Read Thursday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Alex Breitler.

 

[papawoody]

i'm glad the got those jerks ! throw the book at 'em !!

 

[Lissaspence]

Some of the fish had been donated by families in memory of loved ones.

Ugh That makes me soo mad! This is senseless and wrong on so many different levels...

 

[studd muffin]

Ugh That makes me soo mad! This is senseless and wrong on so many different levels...

I know!

 

[marauders30]

deutsche

 

[knifegill]

Maybe those boys need to go for a swim. A long swim.

 

[Neervana]

thats so sad, i cant believe they killed them - like beat them to death... isnt that a bit scary too...... they must be psychos...... i mean who would think of killing an animal let alone for no reason at all?