Pit Bull Shot Dead After Attacking Elizabeth Cop: Authorities
A pit bull was fatally shot after biting a police officer in Elizabeth on Monday, Aug. 18, authorities said.
At 11:40 a.m., emergency services units were at the 1000 block of Olive Street in search of a robbery suspect, a spokesperson for the City of Elizabeth said. An officer went to the backyard of a residence in case the suspect appeared, authorities said.
As the officer was in the back, a large pit bull ran out and bit the officer, authorities said. The officer fired a shot, striking the dog, who died instantly, authorities said.
The officer was transported to a nearby hospital by EMS,…
'Cruel' Dealer Bred 7 Pit Bulls For Dogfighting At Hempstead Home, Police Say
Authorities uncovered a dogfighting operation at a Hempstead drug dealer’s home, police said.
Kevin Brown, 39, pleaded not guilty to 34 counts, including drug and animal fighting charges, in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, March 12, after police executed a search warrant at his Willow Avenue residence.
In December 2024, following three months of surveillance, Nassau County Police uncovered over 1,000 fentanyl-laced pills, a loaded 9mm handgun, and various other drugs, including ketamine and hydrocodone, according to prosecutors.
The fentanyl alone was enough to kill more than 65,000 peop…
Readington Township Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog: Prosecutor
A 30-year-old Hunterdon County man was arrested and charged after he fatally shot a pit bull on Monday, Aug. 12, authorities said.
At 1:30 p.m., officers responded to Flemington Whitehouse Road in Readington Township on a report of a homeowner discharging a weapon, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office and Readington Township Police Department said.
The owner of the property reported a pit bull began attacking another dog and the pit bull was being aggressive toward her, authorities said. Craig Cooke, who was with the woman, then shot the pit bull, resulting in the pit bull's death, auth…
Huntington Woman Charged For Allegedly Abusing 1-Year-Old Dog, SPCA Says
A Long Island woman is facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly neglecting her 1-year-old puppy, authorities announced.
Huntington resident Earline Milligan, age 42, was charged by Suffolk County SPCA detectives with one count of animal cruelty, officials announced on Tuesday, May 31.
An investigation into reported animal abuse led to the arrest of Milligan, who is charged with neglecting the young pit bull mix who was in her care.
According to SPCA officials, Milligan allowed her dog, Simba, to become severely emaciated and to suffer from multiple infected open sores all over its body …
Cases Of 2 Dead Dogs Found Along Lower Paxton Trail Believed To Be Related, Police Say
The body of a dead pit bull was found on a Lower Paxton walking trail nearly a year after a similar incident, authorities said.
Police on March 3 responded to a report of a dead dog on a walking trail, along the 100 block of Oak Park Road, authorities said.
There they found the body of a brown and white, female Pit Bull Terrier.
Nearly a year prior, on April 12, 2020, police were sent to the same area for a deceased light brown, female, adult Pug.
After contacting local animal protection agency and a thorough investigation, the LPTPD believe the cases are related, though officials believ…
