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Authorities Drop Charges Against Woman Jailed For Not Renewing Dog License

KALAMAZOO (WWJ/AP) - A western Michigan woman says she's no longer facing a misdemeanor charge after being arrested for failing to renew her dog's license.

Becky Rehr says she drove to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office June 23 to prove she recently renewed the license for the family's 11-year-old dog, Dexter. Rehr's 14-year-old daughter waited in the car as her mother was arrested, fingerprinted and held for three hours.

Rehr told The Kalamazoo Gazette in an email that the charges were dismissed Monday at the request of the prosecutor's office. She was originally scheduled for arraignment Tuesday.

"I don't have to go to court and I get my bond money back," she wrote. "I'm free!"

The prosecutor's office earlier said dismissal of the charge was typical in such cases once there's proof a dog license was obtained. County animal control says it gave the 47-year-old Cooper Township woman numerous notices before a warrant was issued.

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