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Teen Who Sexually Abused, Tortured Pet Cat To Death Indicted On Jersey Shore Teen Who Sexually Abused, Tortured Pet Cat To Death Indicted On Jersey Shore
Teen Who Sexually Abused, Tortured Pet Cat To Death Indicted On Jersey Shore The 18-year-old Asbury Park man accused of sexually abusing and then killing his pet cat has been indicted, authorities said. Bani J. Mezquititla was charged with two counts of animal cruelty accusing him of sexually abusing the cat and in the cat’s death, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said. An investigation into Mezquititla began on March 2 when a concerned citizen brought the dead cat to Asbury Park police headquarters. Police and the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals determined that the cat had belonged to Mezquititla, who allegedly first pe…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Authorities Seek Public's Help Cracking 3 Fatal Shooting Cases: Prosecutor Authorities Seek Public's Help Cracking 3 Fatal Shooting Cases: Prosecutor
Authorities Seek Public's Help Cracking 3 Fatal Shooting Cases: Prosecutor As investigations continue into fatal shootings that claimed the lives of three local men in recent months, authorities are making a plea to the public for tips toward making arrests. “One of them had just spent time with his friends. Another had just had dinner with his mom. A third had just stopped by his parents’ house to say hello and was on his way over to see his girlfriend,” Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. “Each of these men had people who loved them dearly and every reason to expect many more years of happiness and prosperity – …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Innocent Bystander Killed In Asbury Park, Family Desperately Seeking Justice Innocent Bystander Killed In Asbury Park, Family Desperately Seeking Justice
Innocent Bystander Killed In Asbury Park, Family Desperately Seeking Justice Justice is what Kyshon “Butey” Washington-Walker's family is after. The 33-year-old man was shot and killed on the 1600 block of Sewall Avenue in Asbury Park around 7:30 p.m. on July 28 — four days before his birthday, according to loved ones and the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. According to his family, Butey was an innocent bystander. And until they find the person responsible for his death, they refuse to keep quiet. "He was an innocent bystander, which means it could've been anyone of us, and it could've been another family here mourning," his sister, Lakisha Johnson, told the …

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Man Kills GF's Poodle, Abandons Another During Fight: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Kills GF's Poodle, Abandons Another During Fight: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Kills GF's Poodle, Abandons Another During Fight: Prosecutor An Asbury Park man accused of killing one of his girlfriend’s Toy Poodles and abandoning the other has been criminally charged, authorities said. Nicholas C. Winter, 35, is charged with animal cruelty resulting in death and abandoning a domestic animal, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Shortly before 4 a.m. on June 4, Asbury Park police  responded to a residence on Locust Drive and located the deceased dog, a 12-year-old male named “Bentley.” The victim’s other dog, a 14-year-old female named “Sophia,” was reported missing, but …

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by Jon Craig