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5 Pit Bulls, 3 People Caught Squatting At Long Island Home, Police Say 5 Pit Bulls, 3 People Caught Squatting At Long Island Home, Police Say
5 Pit Bulls, 3 People Caught Squatting At Long Island Home, Police Say A group of people and a handful of dogs were arrested after police said they were caught illegally living inside a dead person’s home. The New Hyde Park incident took place on Thursday, June 20, Nassau County Police said. Just after 4 p.m. that day, police received a call from a resident on Evans Street who thought that there were people living in their deceased neighbor’s home. Authorities arrived to reportedly find three people living at 109 Evans Street illegally: Dionny Quiroz, age 33 of Roosevelt; Juan Marte, age 19 of Thomaston; and Natalie Bautista, age 19, whose address was …

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by Sophie Grieser
News
Nassau County Man Indicted After Dead Kittens Found In Garbage Chute Nassau County Man Indicted After Dead Kittens Found In Garbage Chute
Nassau County Man Indicted After Dead Kittens Found In Garbage Chute A Long Island man has been indicted on animal cruelty charges for allegedly mutilating several kittens and throwing their bodies into a garbage chute. Mineola resident Justin Visconti, 38, has been charged with four counts each of aggravated cruelty to animals and overdriving, torturing and injuring animals, following his arrest for allegedly abusing kittens last November. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that on Nov. 25 last year, employees of an apartment building on Lincoln Avenue in Mineola found three dead and mutilated kittens with a pillowcase inside a garbage bag…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Dog In Long Island Shelter, Smart, Enjoys Nature, Needs Home Dog In Long Island Shelter, Smart, Enjoys Nature, Needs Home
Dog In Long Island Shelter, Smart, Enjoys Nature, Needs Home Eight years is long enough for a smart dog who loves belly rubs and romps on the nature trail to live in a shelter.  Nine-year-old pit bull Zeus also enjoys treats and playing with toys, according to Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter Education Program Coordinator Genna Tudda. "He is a goofy guy with a very loving personality. He has even appeared on New 12 Long Island with the Town of North Hempstead Supervisor, Judi Bosworth," Tudda said. What's more? Zeus knows all of his commands "and then some. He is always impressing us with his smarts." Tudda added, "He has nothing but lov…

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by Donna Christopher