Investigators search property owned by Vick
Report: Home is inhabited by QB's nephew
By STEVE WYCHE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 04/26/07
Property in Virginia owned by Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was searched by police and animal control officers Wednesday, according to two Virginia television stations. The stations reported that animal neglect and possible illegal activity was discovered at the property.
According to WAVY-TV, a search warrant was granted in Surry County Circuit Court. A state task force went to the property searching for a person believed to be on the property, but not Vick. According to the reports, Vick does not live at the property. While investigators were on the scene, they discovered three buildings that housed several barking dogs.
"When they had a chance to go to the site, they discovered animal neglect," Surry County Administrator Tyrone Franklin told WAVY-TV. The dogs appeared to be hungry and forgotten according to Franklin.
Franklin told television station FOX 43 that the property "does give the appearance of some activity, illegal activity." The TV report added that a nephew of Vick's lives at the property.
No further information about the search warrant was released. When contacted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Surry County Sheriff's Department said the deputy in charge of the case was currently at the site and could not be reached for comment.
The ABC news affiliate in Norfolk, Va., WVEC, reported Thursday morning that State Police officers found as many as 50 dogs "suffering from neglect" at the home. According to WVEC.com, "Officers from the Meherrin Drug Task Force also were on the scene. It's a multi-jurisdictionall task force to investigate major drug trafficking."
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