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Westchester Puppy Killer Gets More Than Year In Prison Westchester Puppy Killer Gets More Than Year In Prison
Westchester Puppy Killer Gets More Than Year In Prison A Westchester County man who killed a 12-week-old puppy by throwing it into oncoming traffic has been sentenced to more than a year in prison.  Earlier Report - Mount Vernon Man Charged With Animal Cruelty, Accused Of Killing 12-Week-Old Puppy Mount Vernon resident Thaddeus Jones, age 34, was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Thursday, Jan. 5 for killing the puppy in May 2022, Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced.  On Saturday, May 14, 2022, around 7 p.m., Jones was a passenger in his friend's car when he grabbed their Pitbull puppy named “Lady” a…

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Man Charged With Animal Cruelty, Accused Of Killing 12-Week-Old Puppy In Westchester Man Charged With Animal Cruelty, Accused Of Killing 12-Week-Old Puppy In Westchester
Man Charged With Animal Cruelty, Accused Of Killing 12-Week-Old Puppy In Westchester A 34-year-old man was indicted for allegedly throwing a 12-week-old puppy to its death on a Westchester County roadway. Thaddeus Jones, of Mount Vernon, was indicted for aggravated cruelty to animals in an incident that happened in Yonkers, according to an announcement from Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah on Thursday, July 7. He was also charged with two counts of second-degree criminal impersonation and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and he was arraigned on Thursday, July 7, Rocah said.  Rocah reported that Jones is alleged to have tra…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Accused Of Brutally Beating Puppy To Death In Region Man Accused Of Brutally Beating Puppy To Death In Region
Man Accused Of Brutally Beating Puppy To Death In Region A man has been accused of brutally beating a puppy, leading to its death in the region. Police in Sullivan County arrested Miguel Colon, age 34, of the Village of Liberty, after an investigation into the death of the 4-month-old pit bull.  Liberty Police Department officers began investigating after receiving a report that the puppy had been killed by an individual in the village, police said.  The investigation led officers to a location on Lake Street in the Village of Liberty where they were able to recover the remains of the dog which had been buried in a shallow grave, …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Convicted Of Torturing, Killing Girlfriend's Pets At Her Home In Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Torturing, Killing Girlfriend's Pets At Her Home In Hudson Valley
Man Convicted Of Torturing, Killing Girlfriend's Pets At Her Home In Hudson Valley A man has admitted to torturing and killing his former girlfriend’s two pets inside her Hudson Valley home. Matthew Savinovich pleaded guilty in a Putnam County Court Tuesday, April 26, to two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, one count of torturing animals, and one count of attempted burglary. Investigators said Savinovich, a New Jersey resident from the borough of Norwood in Bergen County, admitted to killing two of the woman’s chihuahuas by slamming them against a wall in her Lake Peekskill home. He also confessed to intentionally dropping a mattress and box spring on top of her …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Sentenced For Killing, Burning, Pet Dog In Greenburgh Man Sentenced For Killing, Burning, Pet Dog In Greenburgh
Man Sentenced For Killing, Burning, Pet Dog In Greenburgh A fugitive has been sentenced for his role in killing a pet dog in Westchester earlier this year. Ian De Los Reyes, 34, who has no known address, but is a fugitive from North Carolina and Utah, has been sentenced to eight months at the Westchester County penitentiary after pleading guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals and tampering with physical evidence, both felonies, in connection to the incident in Greenburgh. Another man, Greenburgh resident Danilo Tolentino, 59, has charges pending against him for his role in the murder of the dog. On Saturday, July 13, Greenburgh Police officers …

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by Zak Failla