Cocaine Chihuahuas: Long Island Man Arrested, Allegedly Drugged Puppies, SPCA Says
A Long Island man has been arrested and charged after his puppies were found to have ingested cocaine and fentanyl, officials reported.
Port Jefferson Station resident Adam Dziomba, aged 53, was arrested on Friday, June 16 for animal cruelty charges, detectives with the Suffolk County SPCA announced.
SPCA officers responded to a local animal hospital to find that Dziomba’s two chihuahua puppies, Freddy and Tonto, were suffering symptoms of a cocaine overdose.
The puppies are both 15 weeks old.
Narcan was given to the dogs to reverse the overdoses, as cocaine can be lethal to dogs.
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Deceptive Duo: Scammers Steal Thousands From Long Island Man
Two men have been arrested after scamming a Long Island man out of nearly $40,000 in just three days, authorities said.
On Saturday, June 10, two scammers were arrested for the dayslong scheme of a Mineola man, Nassau County Police said.
The incident started on Wednesday, June 7.
Ryad Moussi and Jonathan Caton, both 21-year-olds from Canada, targeted an 86-year-old Mineola man for a scam in which the victim believed his family was in legal trouble and needed money, police reported.
The victim made withdrawals from three different banks: once, taking out $9,250 on Wednesday, June 7; the…
Aide Accused Of Harming Physically Disabled Man On Long Island
Nearly a month after a witness saw the Long Island incident, a man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a physically disabled person he was meant to be helping, authorities said.
Paul D. Shorter, aged 32, was arrested on Saturday, June 3 for the alleged event, which occurred in May in an East Garden City parking lot, according to Nassau County police.
On Wednesday, May 10, at approximately 2:15 p.m., a witness reported to authorities that they observed Shorter, a medical aide, being aggressive while trying to get a patient into a transportation van in a parking lot on Stewart Avenue…
Long Island Man Arrested For Punching, Throwing Food In Apparent Race-Based Crime
A Long Island man was arrested after police say he harassed and assaulted a trio based on their national origin.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 30 at 6:45 p.m. in Hicksville, Nassau County Police reported.
The victims, a 19-year-old male, his aunt, and his uncle, were on Woodcrest Road talking when 53-year-old Richard Bauman was driving by in his 2012 Hyundai Sonata.
According to police, Bauman stopped his vehicle near the trio and began to throw food at the teen, unprovoked.
He also yelled hateful, demeaning comments at the trio based on their national origin.
When the teenag…
Animal Cruelty: Long Island Man Charged For Neglecting Dog, SPCA Says
A Long Island man has been charged after he allegedly severely neglected his 5-year-old dog.
The Suffolk County SPCA announced on Monday, May 15 that Naheem A. Scafe, aged 31, of Amityville, was charged with one count of animal cruelty.
SPCA officers allegedly responded to the Babylon Animal Shelter, where they saw Dollar, a 5-year-old bulldog.
Dollar was severely emaciated and neglected and had been brought to the shelter by Animal Control covered in urine, dirt, and filth.
When examined, officials found that Dollar had sores on his tongue, urine scalding to his scrotum, and inflamma…
