The Brief
- Brook Scalero, 42, allegedly kept a journal depicting the torture and deaths of multiple dogs.
- Scalero allegedly admitted to killing three dogs.
- Scalero was booked into jail and is accused of multiple animal cruelty charges.
MESA, Ariz. – A Valley woman who allegedly detailed the torture and killing of dogs in her journal has been arrested.
Mesa Police say their investigation into 42-year-old Brook Scalero began in early June, when “Paws Fur the Cause” reported that Scalero agreed to pay $500 for a 3-year-old Maltese mix named Pepe.
“The organization allowed Scalero to leave with the dog under the pretense that she would pay for him that night, but she never followed through,” police said.…