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NY Pediatric Facility Neglected Disabled Children, Will Pay $1.3M: AG NY Pediatric Facility Neglected Disabled Children, Will Pay $1.3M: AG
NY Pediatric Facility Neglected Disabled Children, Will Pay $1.3M: AG A pediatric nursing home in Albany will pay $1.3 million and submit to five years of federal oversight after state and federal investigators found years of resident neglect involving chronically ill and disabled children. St. Margaret’s Center, operated by the Center for Disability Services Holding Corporation, agreed to the settlement following an investigation by the New York Attorney General’s Office and the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York. Investigators found that between Jan. 1, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2023, the facility falsely certified that it was meeting state…
Pit Bull Rescued, 5 Kids Found Living In Squalor At Long Island Home, Police Say Pit Bull Rescued, 5 Kids Found Living In Squalor At Long Island Home, Police Say
Pit Bull Rescued, 5 Kids Found Living In Squalor At Long Island Home, Police Say A Long Island man is facing criminal charges after authorities discovered a pit bull living in filth—and five young children in similarly disturbing conditions, police said. Steven Bartolomey, 37, of Central Islip, was arrested Thursday, May 8, on suspicion of animal cruelty, neglect, and child endangerment, officials said. Bartolomey was charged with multiple misdemeanors after officers found a one-year-old male pit bull named Snoopy trapped in a urine-soaked cage amid garbage, feces, and debris, with no access to food or water, police said. The dog has since been surrendered to Almost Hom…
Freezer Full Of Kittens Uncovered In 'Alarming' Home Of Long Island Cat Hoarder, Police Say Freezer Full Of Kittens Uncovered In 'Alarming' Home Of Long Island Cat Hoarder, Police Say
Freezer Full Of Kittens Uncovered In 'Alarming' Home Of Long Island Cat Hoarder, Police Say A Long Island man is facing animal cruelty charges after investigators uncovered dozens of neglected cats living in squalid conditions—along with over 20 dead kittens in his freezer, police said. Stephen Glantz, 75, faces 18 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and neglect following a Suffolk County SPCA investigation at his Bohemia residence, the agency said. Detectives responded to the property on Saturday, May 3, following a report of animal hoarding. Inside, they found “dozens of cats, and their owner, living in alarming conditions with wet urine, smeared feces, grime, and filth coverin…