Crime & Safety

New Charges for Suspect in Alleged Puppy Purchase Scheme

Borough woman who allegedly promised Mastiff puppies to prospective online buyers, but never delivered the dogs after receiving online payments, has been arrested again on four larceny charges.

A Naugatuck woman has been hit again with new theft charges.

Angelina “Angie” Fish, 36, of 11 Mulberry St., turned herself in to the Naugatuck Police Department in recent days after learning she was wanted on warrants charging her with third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-degree larceny.

The charges stem from four separate complaints in which Fish tried to sell Mastiff puppies to , but in the end never delivered the dogs to the buyers, Naugatuck police said. Fish had sold the Mastiffs online through a now-defunct website, HeskaMastiffs.com, where she would interact with prospective buyers and arrange payments with them via PayPal or check, police said.

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Police said the most expensive recent transaction came from a buyer who said she paid Fish $2,060 for a Mastiff puppy, and had put down a $412 fee to have the animal shipped, said Naugatuck police spokesman Officer Michael Favale.

The complainant said she never received the dog, and was out the $2,060 she paid Fish, Favale said. He said the complainant was able to recoup the $412 because the transaction was made through PayPal.

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The three other larceny charges stem from other complainants telling police they made deposits to Fish for between $450 and $600 each, Favale said.

In total, Fish is now facing four separate larceny allegations. She was arrested in August after police said she didn’t deliver a Mastiff puppy to one buyer, who had previously .

Naugatuck police Capt. Jeremiah Scully said police had received a total of eight complaints and, as of August, were still investigating the case.

During the course of the investigation, officers went to Fish’s home, however they were unable to locate the alleged Mastiffs that Fish intended to sell. She had claimed to police the animals had died, Scully said.

The state Department of Agriculture, which oversees animal control issues in Connecticut, was reportedly involved in the case. Raymond Connors, the head state animal control officer, said there was no indication of animal cruelty in Fish’s home.

Favale said he didn’t have information on Fish’s most recent bond amount or court date, as police are still finishing the report on the case. 

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