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Mesa Police: Man accused of breaking into homes and killing cats

By FOX 10 Staff
Updated  August 28, 2019 5:29pm MST
Mesa
FOX 10 Phoenix
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Gabriel Molina

MESA, Ariz. - Mesa Police officials say a man is accused of breaking into homes and killing two cats.

On August 26, police were called to the 700 block of S. Dobson for a report of a man hitting a cat. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a dead cat with obvious fresh injuries. Officers were given a description of a male suspect who was seen committing the crime, but they were unable to identify him.

The following day, another person in the same area came forward to report a missing cat. That victim said on August 26, her window was damaged and there was blood near the window. Officers later found the woman's cat and it was deceased.

Per the police report, "Between the two incidents, enough suspect information was provided to identify the suspect as 19-year-old Gabriel Molina."

Investigators say both victims positively identified Molina as the suspect. "Detectives arrived and helped locate and arrest Molina. When he was located he was actively trying to obtain drugs and a kitten from unrelated people. Molina was interviewed and confessed to breaking into the residence and assaulting the two cats."

Molina was charged with burglary, attempted burglary, animal cruelty, and residential trespassing.