The return of a Shepherd/Rottweiler mix, Shayla, to the Gresham Police by a caring and concerned citizen has resulted in a charge of first-degree aggravated animal abuse after he fabricated a story about being attacked by four unknown robbers.

However, Shayla’s owner, Christian Myles, has disappeared and is being sought by the police. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Justin Pick at [email protected] .

In mid-November, Myles told the police that he was attacked by four unknown assailants, who snatched Shayla and fled in a white SUV, while he was walking in downtown Gresham.

According to a police report, Myles was highly intoxicated and unable to pinpoint an exact location where the alleged kidnapping and assault occurred.

A few days after the report, and followi

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