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Two More Charged In Connection With Bucks Cockfight, Police Say Two More Charged In Connection With Bucks Cockfight, Police Say
Two More Charged In Connection With Bucks Cockfight, Police Say Two more people are accused of taking part in an alleged illegal cockfight in Doylestown last month, say Plumstead police.  Manfid Duran, 49, and Mara Duran, 50, are each charged with felony aggravated cruelty to animals, authorities said.  Plumstead police and the Bucks County SPCA said they uncovered a cockfight in a Doylestown garage on Feb. 18. Twenty-five people were said to have fled when authorities arrived.  Manfid Duran was arrested following a Swamp Road traffic stop on March 3, and Mara Duran surrendered to police on an arrest warrant on March 7, officials said.&n…

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by Mac Bullock
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25 People Scramble As Cockfighting Ring Is Uncovered In Doylestown: SPCA 25 People Scramble As Cockfighting Ring Is Uncovered In Doylestown: SPCA
25 People Scramble As Cockfighting Ring Is Uncovered In Doylestown: SPCA A cockfighting ring was uncovered in the garage of a Bucks County home this week, officials said. Twenty-five people fled when officials from the Bucks County SPCA and Plumstead police arrived to the Doylestown property Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18, the Bucks SPCA said. Cesar Cordova-Morales, who remained at the scene, was detained by police. He was carrying a satchel containing several bottles of steroids, cutting instruments, string, artificial metal spurs, spur covers, and other items commonly used in cockfighting, police said. He has been arraigned and is being held on $50,000 bail at Buck…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bucks Man Charged With Shooting Cats: SPCA Bucks Man Charged With Shooting Cats: SPCA
Bucks Man Charged With Shooting Cats: SPCA A Fairless Hills man is accused of shooting a cat dead and badly wounding another, according to officials.  Shawuan Lakins, 45, is charged with felony cruelty to animals, said the Bucks County SPCA.  Two pet cats were shot in Falls Township last month, Daily Voice reported.  A white cat named Tootsie was found dead, and a black cat named Jackie was badly injured and needed emergency surgery to remove her eye, officials said at the time.  After offering a $2,500 reward, Bucks SPCA said they received a video from a tipster that appeared to show a man in a trench coat sho…

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by Mac Bullock
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Honduran Immigrant Who Beat Bucks Family Dog To Death Captured After 4 Years: Police Honduran Immigrant Who Beat Bucks Family Dog To Death Captured After 4 Years: Police
Honduran Immigrant Who Beat Bucks Family Dog To Death Captured After 4 Years: Police A man who threatened family members and killed the pet dog in 2018 is in custody, authorities in Bucks County say. A warrant was issued in February 2018 for Rony Arturo Garcia. He was arrested on one count of aggravated cruelty to animals on Jan. 12, 2022, Hilltown Township police said. On Feb. 3, 2018, officers responded to the 1400 block of Route 113 on reports of a male subject threatening members of the household, and who had possibly killed the family’s pet dog, police said.  No family members were injured, but the dog was found dead on the property, police said. A join…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Who Shot Cat Dead In Bucks County? Anyone Who Knows Could Get $3,000 Who Shot Cat Dead In Bucks County? Anyone Who Knows Could Get $3,000
Who Shot Cat Dead In Bucks County? Anyone Who Knows Could Get $3,000 The Bucks County SPCA is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the deadly shooting of a domestic shorthair cat earlier this month. Police began investigating "Bambean's" shooting death on Dec 8. They believe she was killed in the area of Dogwood Drive in Upper Southampton. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Schirmer at jschirmer@ustwp.org or 215-364-5000.

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by Nicole Acosta