The Brief
- The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 92-year-old woman said she was beaten by women who stole her dogs.
- Julia Ballard says she was grabbed and kicked in the stomach as the women took off with her dogs.
- The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers of Sarasota County at 941-366-8477.
VENICE, Fla. – The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 92-year-old woman said she was beaten by women who stole her dogs.
The bruises on 92-year-old Julia Ballard’s arms are just part of the reason why she feels pain today.
Her heart is also broken, after she said three of her dogs were taken earlier this week from her Venice property.
Ballard said she got those bruises as she was trying to put up a fight to get her dogs back.…