Monday, October 29, 2012
A judge won't reconsider Dawn Hamill's sentence for her conviction connected to a 2011 raid of her Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary. Prosecutors also dropped other charges related to the raid.
A Cook County judge denied a motion Monday, Oct. 29 to reconsider the sentence of Dawn Hamill, the owner of local animal rescue who was convicted of eight misdemeanor counts of violation of owner's duties. Hamill, 43, was charged with those misdemeanor counts, as well as two counts of animal cruelty, in connection to the condition of animals that were found during a Feb. 11, 2011, raid on Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary in Tinley Park. Eight puppies were reportedly discovered in cold, filthy conditions, leading to her Sept. 14 conviction of the violation of owner's duties charges. The animal cruelty charges she was acquitted on were related to a miniature horse and Himalayan cat found dead on the property. READ: Judge…
Friday, October 19, 2012
The new attorney for Dawn Hamill, owner of Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary, wants the judge to reconsider her order to allow the return of animals taken from Hamill's shelter.
A Cook County judge refused Thursday to alter an order forcing animal shelter owner Dawn Hamill to give up all but five of her personal animals. The order was part of her sentence after she was convicted in September on eight misdemeanor counts of violations of owner's duties. Hamill, 43, was charged with those eight misdemeanor counts, as well as two counts of animal cruelty, in connection to the condition of animals that were found during a Feb. 11, 2011, raid on Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary in Tinley Park. Eight puppies were reportedly discovered in cold, filthy conditions, leading to her Sept. 14 conviction of the violation of owner's duties charges. The animal cruelty charges she was acquitted on were related …
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Dazzle's owner goes to trial March 7. Also, arraignment postponed for man accused of setting fire to his family's south suburban restaurant.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. TINLEY PARK — Trial starts March 7 for Dawn Hamill, the owner of Dazzle’s Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary, which was raided nearly one year ago. She faces dozens of counts related to animal cruelty and neglect. More than 100 animals, including a dead cat and horse, were seized from Hamill’s Tinley Park property, which prosecutors have painted as a den of feces and urine, with inadequate space and heat. When put on the stand last month for a pretrial issue, Hamill described an environment of “healthy” and “playful” animals, though she admitted that the sanctuary had been twice cited for unsanitary conditions by the Illinois …
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Dawn Hamill was charged with several dozen counts of animal cruelty and neglect of owner's duties following a raid on her Tinley Park business in February 2011.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
A search warrant that led to the raid of a Tinley Park animal shelter was executed with probable cause, ruled a Cook County judge Tuesday after wading through hours of witness testimony. Dawn Hamill, owner of Dazzle’s Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary, was charged with 38 counts related to animal cruelty and neglect of owner's duties following the Feb. 11 seizure of more than 100 animals from her property. Her attorney, Steven Decker, contends that statements of animal neglect made in the search warrant were deliberately false. He criticized those statements in court, saying they questionably rely on a county inspector and a third-party source named "J. Doe." His argument hinged in part on an affidavit from Dr. Randall Verink, a…
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Accused former boss says she can verify where she and her car were that day with a GPS unit.
Former Painted Pastures employee Christine Kelly has filed another harassment complaint against Dawn Hamill, her former boss. Hamill, 41, of the 5500 block of 175th Street in Tinley Park, has been charged with 15 counts of animal cruelty and neglect. Cook County Sheriff's Police raided the animal sanctuary in Tinley Park on Feb. 11 and rescued 100 animals. Others, including a miniature horse, were found dead. Kelly’s latest complaint, filed with Orland Hills police on the afternoon of March 25, contends that Hamill was seen that afternoon circling her new place of work in a blue Hummer. She filed a similar complaint with Oak Forest police just four days prior. Kelly also told Orland Hills police that she has been receiving harassing emails…
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Cook County Sheriff's officials confirmed Dawn Hamill, 41, of Tinley Park, was arrested Wednesday but could not say what charges were filed.
Dawn Hamill, the owner/operator of Dazzle's Painted Pasture, an animal sanctuary raided in February, was arrested Wednesday, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said. Hamill, 41, faces cruelty and neglect charges over the conditions at the shelter, but officials contacted Wednesday afternoon could not say if the arrest was due to the shelter or not. More recently, a former employee of Dazzle's Painted Pastures told Oak Forest Police Hamill was following her. On Feb. 11, Dazzle's Painted Pastures, an animal shelter located in unincorporated Tinley Park, was raided by sheriff's police for cruelty and neglect. About 100 animals were removed from the shelter. Some animals, including a miniature horse, were found dead. Sheriff's office photos …
Monday, February 21, 2011
This week's edition of "Good Read on the Southland" features big lottery winnings, J Lo tears for Chris Medina and a little boy's dreams for a Hooters in his hometown.
We've got the scoop on what folks are talking about these days. Every Monday, however, A Good Read on the Southland keeps you in the know with the region’s must-read stories. First, the Good News: An Orland Park woman is a millionaire after winning a share in the Hoosier State Lottery with her relatives earlier this month. On Feb. 4, Ann McClelland heard from her sister, Marcha Nowaczyk of Calumet City, that they'd won the lottery. “We kept checking the number for days. We had some doubts it was real," McClelland told the Southtown. Her mother purchased the ticket. "“My mother just told the cashier to do any type, and she bought a single ‘quick pick’ for Mega Millions. The cashier picked the right ticket,” McClelland said. “My mother wants…
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Photos of the conditions of animals at Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary, raided by the sheriff's office and animal rescue workers on Friday.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Our goal in publishing these photos is not to be shocking, but to show the conditions at Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary as police and animal control officials found them during a raid on Friday. Sheriff's police, the Animal Welfare League of Chicago Ridge and Cook County Animal Control removed 63 dogs, 31 cats and six rabbits from the shelter in unincorporated Tinley Park. Investigators also removed 30 horses, ponies, sheep, goats and llamas. Director Dawn Hamill, 41, was charged Friday with eight counts of neglect of owner's duties and two counts of cruel treatment. According to sheriff's police, Hamill thanked investigators for intervening in a situation that had gotten fatally out of hand. Among the dead animals …
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
The director of operations for Dazzle's Painted Pastures was charged after a sheriff's raid discovered animals living in squalor, while others were found dead.
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
A Tinley Park woman who runs Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary has been charged with multiple counts of animal neglect and cruelty after Cook County Sheriff's investigators found more than 100 animals on her property, according to a sheriff's office press release Saturday. Dawn Hamill, 41, was charged Friday with eight counts of neglect of owner's duties and two counts of cruel treatment. Hamill is the director of operations at Painted Pastures, 5555 W. 175th St., in unincorporated Tinley Park. Hamill’s next court date is March 11. During the almost five-hour raid, police, the Animal Welfare League of Chicago Ridge and Cook County Animal Control removed 63 dogs, 31 cats and six rabbits. Investigators also removed 30 …
horselover
9:43 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
I love this Judge she is awesome, but why drop other charges? can't get greedy I guess. Her poor ex-husband having to pay her $4,000.00 a month, really? that is insane. I heard she may have property in Indiana don't know how true it is but maybe that is where all her horses disappeared to. more ›