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Man Who Threw Cat Into Great South Bay Charged With Animal Cruelty, SPCA Says Man Who Threw Cat Into Great South Bay Charged With Animal Cruelty, SPCA Says
Man Who Threw Cat Into Great South Bay Charged With Animal Cruelty, SPCA Says A 48-year-old man is facing charges after authorities said he threw a cat into the Great South Bay while the animal was trapped inside of a cat carrier backpack. Christopher Garufi, of Lindenhurst, was charged with animal cruelty, assault, and aggravated harassment, the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported on Monday, Aug. 22. Investigators found that Garufi threatened and assaulted the cat's owner, and then threw the cat carrier backpack into the bay outside of The Schooner Inn in Ocean Bay Park, the SPCA said. The cat was completely submerged in water a…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Two Rescued After Kayak Overturns On Great South Bay Two Rescued After Kayak Overturns On Great South Bay
Two Rescued After Kayak Overturns On Great South Bay Two Fire Island kayakers were rescued by Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers Sunday evening. Their kayak had overturned on Great South Bay off of Fire Island, according to Suffolk County Police. Police say officers Keith Magliola and Chris DeFeo were on patrol in the Great South Bay aboard Marine Kilo when they reportedly saw a man and woman in the water next to their swamped kayak approximately one-quarter mile north of Ocean Bay Park on Fire Island at approximately 6:55 p.m. on June 2. The persons rescued were Ralph Tabaras and Jillyan Guadagno who had rented a kayak from The Pa…

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by Donna Christopher