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Man Slammed Kitten Against Table, Threw It Off Deck Because It Annoyed Him: Police
A Connecticut man horrifically beat a family member's kitten and left it to die in the cold in Fairfield County, then lied to cover it up, authorities said.
Krzystof Bakota, age 47, of Shelton, is charged with first-degree animal abuse and was being held on a $25,000 bond, police said.
Bakota was watching a kitten for a family member, but when they came to pick it up, he told them it had gotten out and was missing, Shelton Police said. Later on, they found the kitten's corpse in his backyard.
Bakota told them that the cat was annoying him, so he slammed it against a table…
After Dumping Dead Dog's Body, Haddam Trainer Sent Phony Photos To Owners: Police
A Connecticut woman is facing multiple charges after police found several sick dogs she had been paid to train stuck in crates with little food or water, which led to one of their deaths, authorities said.
Middlesex County resident Josephine Ragland, age 28, of Haddam, who is charged with four counts of animal abuse, turned herself in to police on Monday, Sept. 16, Connecticut State Police said. Her mother, Jacqueline Witt, was arrested last week in the case.
Related: Haddam Woman Facing Multiple Animal Cruelty Charges
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CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Have Sex With Dog
A 65-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly attempting to have sex with a dog who belonged to a woman at a senior living facility.
Hartford County resident Jose Ramos-Cordero, of New Britain, was arrested by the Farmington Police Department on Monday, Sept. 9, and charged with sexual assault of an animal, burglary, and disorderly conduct.
According to Lt. Matthew Corcoran of the Farmington Police, earlier in the day, the department received a complaint that video showed a maintenance worker at Brookdale Gables, a senior living facility, inside a tenant…
Abuser Of 48 Dogs, Cats Nabbed In Fairfield: Police
A wandering dog, covered in feces, acted as a tip for police to arrest a woman and charge her with animal abuse, officials say.
In Fairfield County, Glorianne Marie Lagnese, of the town of Fairfield, was arrested on Friday, May 12 after an investigation revealed that dozens of pets were living in uninhabitable conditions, according to the Fairfield Police Department.
The investigation began the week of Tuesday, April 17 when a concerned citizen saw a dog, covered in urine and feces, wandering in the Steep Hill Road area of Fairfield, as reported by Daily Voice.
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Repeat Offender: Fairfield Man Nabbed Second Time For Torturing Animal, Police Say
A Fairfield County man who was arrested last year for allegedly abusing and torturing a cat has been arrested again for doing the same thing again, police said.
Following a continued investigation into the actions of Raymond Neuberger, age 39, of Fairfield, after his Tuesday, Oct. 04, 2022 arrest, Fairfield Police arrested him again on Monday, Feb. 6, said Lt. Michael Paris of the Fairfield Police.
In the new case, Neuberger is again accused of abusing and torturing a different cat than that of his previous arrest, Paris said.
Neuberger was charged with cruelty t…