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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
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Asbury Park Man Indicted For Killing Girlfriend's Poodle 'Bentley' Asbury Park Man Indicted For Killing Girlfriend's Poodle 'Bentley'
Asbury Park Man Indicted For Killing Girlfriend's Poodle 'Bentley' A 36-year-old man from Asbury Park has been indicted for beating his girlfriend's toy poodle "Bentley" to death, authorities said. Nicholas C. Winter was charged with animal cruelty resulting in death, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago  A second dog named Sophia ran off but was later found, Santiago said. Shortly before 4 a.m. on June 4, 2022, Asbury Park police responded to the 1400 block of Locust Drive on a report by a woman that her boyfriend had killed her dog.  Inside the residence, the responding officers found the deceas…

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by Jon Craig
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MUGSHOTS: Dozens Of Central Jersey Gang Members Busted For Dogfighting, Drugs, Illegal Firearms MUGSHOTS: Dozens Of Central Jersey Gang Members Busted For Dogfighting, Drugs, Illegal Firearms
Mugshots: Dozens Of Central Jersey Gang Members Busted For Dogfighting, Drugs, Illegal Firearms An investigation dubbed "Operation Golden State" led to the arrests of more than two dozen Central Jersey gang members on charges ranging from attempted murder, dogfighting, racketeering and more, authorities said Friday. The 29 suspects from the "Golden State" gang were mostly from from Monmouth and Ocean, involved in more than a dozen recent shootings in Asbury Park, Long Branch, Tinton Falls, Keansburg and Neptune Township, according to Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.  The joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office with help from federal, st…

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by Jon Craig
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13 Asbury Park Dogs Found Famished, Infested, Dehydrated: Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty 13 Asbury Park Dogs Found Famished, Infested, Dehydrated: Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty
13 Asbury Park Dogs Found Famished, Infested, Dehydrated: Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty A 25-year-old man from Asbury Park has been charged with numerous counts of animal cruelty for neglecting 13 dogs including a puppy that died, authorities said. Derek Bussey was charged with one count of third-degree animal cruelty and 12 counts of fourth-degree animal cruelty after the death of one puppy and the neglect of three adult dogs and nine other puppies, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. The neglected animals were found on a property in Asbury Park on July 26, based on tips from police. The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty …

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by Jon Craig
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U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies
U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies A 24-year-old Howell woman wanted in the deaths of four stolen farm puppies was taken into custody after nearly three months at large on Friday with help from U.S. Marshals agents, authorities said. Tricia Jaccoma and Daniel McDonald, 25, were charged with animal cruelty in June after four German Shepherd puppies  were found dead on a Howell campsite, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. The dogs were approximately three weeks old and being raised at a Somerset County farm -- where McDonald and Jaccoma were also staying -- when they went missing mi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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60 Dogs Rescued In Central Jersey Need Care, Foster Homes 60 Dogs Rescued In Central Jersey Need Care, Foster Homes
60 Dogs Rescued In Central Jersey Need Care, Foster Homes More than 60 small dogs were rescued from a home in Central Jersey on Monday, authorities said. Many of the dogs and newborn pups need grooming, medical care and foster homes, the MCSPCA said in a statement and on its Facebook page. The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) saved the  dogs from from living in “horrific conditions.” at a home in the Belford section of Middletown, the MCSPCA said. Several pregnant dogs were recovered, along with newborn puppies that were hours old, the MCSPCA said. “Many of these poor animals were so matted in t…

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by Jon Craig
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'EMACIATED': Couple Charged After Remains Of Stolen Puppies Found On Monmouth County Campsite 'EMACIATED': Couple Charged After Remains Of Stolen Puppies Found On Monmouth County Campsite
'Emaciated': Couple Charged After Remains Of Stolen Puppies Found On Monmouth County Campsite A couple has been charged with the deaths of four puppies, burying two of them and throwing the others in a fire pit while they were camping in Howell, authorities said. Daniel McDonald, 25, and Tricia Jaccoma, 24 -- who according to Facebook are engaged -- were staying at a Somerset County farm where the animals were being raised around May 12, Monmouth County prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Shortly after, the puppies went missing -- just three weeks old, Gramiccioni said. Two of the puppies' bodies were found in a fire pit on the property where Jaccoma and McDonald were …

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by Jon Craig
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Asbury Park Man Pleads Guilty To Starving, Neglecting Pit Bull Asbury Park Man Pleads Guilty To Starving, Neglecting Pit Bull
Asbury Park Man Pleads Guilty To Starving, Neglecting Pit Bull An Asbury Park man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to animal cruelty for causing injury to a pit bull terrier dog named Destiny, authorities said. Andre Parker, 34, of Asbury Park pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and hindering apprehension, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a statement. Prosecutors recommend that Parker spend 364 days in county jail, Gramiccioni said. In January and February 2017, Parker was accused of causing bodily injury to his dog, a one- to two-year-old pit bull mix known as Destiny, by failing to provide the dog with necessary care, th…

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by Jon Craig