01.17.2024 News Riverhead man charged with animal cruelty A Riverhead man was arrested Friday and charged with slaughtering animals at his Sound Avenue property. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced the arrest of Carlos Lauro, 76,...
04.01.2018 Letters Featured Letter: Caring for animals To the editor: With the arrival of spring, I am reminded that April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month and, with your help, our team at the North...
07.27.2016 Police Riverhead drug suspect charged with animal cruelty; dog euthanized A Riverhead woman who was recently charged as part of a major East End drug bust was arrested again last week on animal cruelty charges.
07.15.2015 Police Want to help the SPCA investigate the recent ‘ritual killings’? After a series of gruesome animal deaths believed to be “ritual killings,” The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals asking for volunteers to help investigate cases of animal cruelty.
07.10.2015 Police Decapitated chickens found on Riverhead railroad tracks A Town of Riverhead employee found plastic bags containing three mutilated chickens on the railroad tracks near Hubbard Avenue Thursday morning.
12.02.2014 Police Still no arrest in Laurel animal cruelty investigation About six weeks after a 14-week-old puppy was discovered shot dead in a garbage bag at Laurel Lake Preserve, no arrests have been made, the Suffolk County Society for...
07.23.2011 News Reward offered for info on swan shot with arrow The Suffolk Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot an arrow through...