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State Slammer For NJ Man Who Tortured GF's Cat, Cocked Gun At Different Victim
A 30-year-old New Jersey man will be spending several years in state prison for beating a cat so badly the animal had to be euthanized and for holding a gun to a person's head and cocking it when he tried walking away. Michael Ciarla, of Galloway Township, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Bernard E. DeLury Jr., to one year in state prison without parole for aggravated assault, and a consecutive term of three years for animal cruelty via torture, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. In August, Ciarla pleaded guilty to fourth degree aggravated assault by pointing a fir…
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Galloway Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty To Dog, 21 Cats
A 34-year-old woman from South Jersey was indicted on 22 counts of animal cruelty, authorities said. Lourdes Martinez, of Galloway, was indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury on Tuesday, Oct. 10, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Martinez was arrested on July 22 when Galloway Township Police made a warranted search of her home after numerous complaints from neighbors about animals living in unsanitary conditions. Once inside Martinez’s residence, police located 21 cats that were all in need of medical attention. All of the cats were later evaluated by a veterin…
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Couple Rearrested In Case Of 100 Dead Dogs At South Jersey Home
A South Jersey couple has been rearrested on animal cruelty charges as a woman was found to be posing as an animal rescue worker, authorities said. In August, more than 30 dead dogs were found at a home in Burlington County — and police had said there could be 70 more on the property. Rebecca Halbach, 35, and Brandon Leconey, 32, also had been arrested for endangering the welfare of a child after the harrowing discovery at their Evesham home on the 600 block of Main Street was made Monday, Aug. 28, police said. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, Evesham police said that Halbach had posed as a rescue wor…
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100 Dead Dogs Suspected At South Jersey Home, Child Turned Over To DCF, Parents Arrested: PD
More than 30 dead dogs were found at a home in Burlington County — and police say there could be 70 more on the property. Rebecca Halbach, 35, and Brandon Leconey, 32, have been arrested for endangering the welfare of a child and animal cruelty, after the harrowing discovery at their Evesham home on the 600 block of Main Street was made Monday, Aug. 28, police said. Janice Thompson, who runs Tender Mercies Pet Organization, tells Daily Voice three dogs rescued by her org in North Carolina were sent to a New Jersey rescue as her facilities were at capacity. Those dogs, along with puppies t…
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South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Beating Up Cat, Pointing Handgun
A 26-year-old man from South Jersey has admitted to breaking numerous bones on his girlfriend's cat by slamming it in a door, authorities said. In a separate incident, he admitted to pointing a gun at someone, they said. Michael Ciarla, of Galloway Township, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and aggravated assault by pointing a firearm, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Ciarla was charged with animal cruelty after a cat with numerous broken bones was brought to the Absecon Veterinary Hospital on November 15, 2021. The cat, which belonged to Ciarla's g…
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NY Man Charged After Dog, Cat Left In Hot Car Parked At Atlantic City Casino: Prosecutor
A Brooklyn man has been arrested after leaving a dog and a cat in a hot car parked all day at an Atlantic City casino, authorities said. Thomas Cabot, 53, was charged with cruelty to animals after police freed his dog and cat from his car inside the Bally's Atlantic City parking garage on Thursday, July 13, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Temperatures rose into the high 80s on Thursday. At approximately 6 p.m., a bystander called 911 to report seeing a dog and a cat inside a car with the windows rolled up for an extended period of time, the prosecutor s…
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Dead Dog Tied To Tree: South Jersey Trio Indicted For Animal Cruelty, Prosecutor Says
Three Atlantic County residents have been indicted for animal cruelty, authorities said. On Thursday, July 6, Derek Hardy, 58, Lassale Hardy, 56, and Shak Balayet, 51, all of Egg Harbor Township, were indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury. They were charged in connection with the death of one dog and the near death of another, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On May 10, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to Wilburforce Avenue for a report of two abandoned dogs. Two dogs were discovered tied to a tree in a wooded area. One of th…
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Police Sniff Out Dead Dogs Crated In Backyard NJ Shed
Two New Jersey residents are facing animal cruelty charges after a pair of dead dogs were found dead in crates in a backyard shed. Justina T. Erving, 28, was being held in the Ocean County Jail while Jarriel S. Walton, 29, remained at large as of Wednesday, July 5, authorities in Little Egg Harbor said. Police were called to a home on Tavistock Drive on Saturday, July 1, following complaints of a foul odor coming from a shed in the backyard. There, police found two dogs, both about 1 year in age, dead inside of a crate, inside of the shed "under conditions that indicated cruelty or abuse t…
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Dog Exposed To Heroin By South Jersey Pair: Prosecutor
A pair from South Jersey has been indicted in connection with exposing a dog to heroin, authorities said. On Wednesday June 21, Clinton Danks, 58, and Kristina Meyers, 37, both of Hammonton, were indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury for third-degree animal cruelty and third-degree possession of heroin, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On Nov. 17, 2022, police responded to a 911 call about a dog in distress at Wal-Mart in Hammonton. Bystanders called police after they saw a Yorkshire Terrier that appeared to be unresponsive and unable to breath, …
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Couple Who Dumped, Ran From Feces-Covered Puppy At NJ Home Depot Face Charges
Charges have been filed against a couple who police say dropped a puppy covered in dried feces in a Home Depot parking lot in Central Jersey. Police did not identify the man and woman captured by surveillance footage running away from the lab retriever pup, who followed them into the Route 9 Home Depot store in Old Bridge, after dumping her in the parking lot on Friday evening, May 26. "The dog was wearing a red harness and covered in dry feces," police said. "They were driving a black Ford truck, which was pulling a black Griffin trailer. Later, the dog’s empty crate was found in the par…
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South Jersey Woman Charged With 110 Counts Of Animal Cruelty: Prosecutor
A 56-year-old woman from South Jersey has been charged with 110 counts of animals cruelty, authorities said. Diane Haytas of Galloway Township was arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 24, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Detectives from the Galloway Township Police Department and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office made a warranted search at 833 E. Moss Mill Road in Galloway Township. The search warrant was the culmination of a month-long investigation into animal cruelty and neglect occurring at Haytas' residence, the prosecut…
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Details Emerge Around Widow Of NJ ‘Animal Whisperer’ Who Continued Vet Practice Without License
The widow of a revered North Jersey veterinarian known as the “animal whisperer” had help from two alleged co-conspirators from New York in continuing to operate her husband’s clinic without a license, it was recently revealed. Alia Muslih, 41, of Montclair originally was accused of posing as a veterinarian following her husband’s death in order to keep the Totowa Animal Hospital open. A massive 77-count grand jury indictment returned earlier this month in Paterson lays out additional details. Included are allegations that Muslih had help from Marco A. Gamarra, 64, of the Bronx and Yaser I…
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