Oct. 2024—The Otsego County Sheriff's Office arrested Tyrell W. Adams (37) after an investigation revealed that Adams subjected minors to persistent sexual abuse for no legitimate purpose…
November 2024 - Roger Andrews of Yonkers was arrested by Yonkers Police Officers and has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty after disturbing and graphic video evidence seemed to…
Jul 2024 - State Police and the Animal Cruelty Task Force presented Joanne Armstrong and Leroy Burnham with a search warrant looking for signs of animal malnutrition, lack of shelter, and…
Sep 2024. Whitney Bachanas, 40, was arrested and charged with abandonment of animals and failure to provide proper sustenance after conducting a welfare check. Bachanas is expected to appear…
Convicted 1/19/24 - Sidney Police Officers responded to a complaint of animal abuse and upon arrival noticed an 8-month-old puppy with a gash on its hind leg. The district attorney’s…
Date of conviction: 07/11/2019 (Banks) Date of conviction: 07/09/2019 (Thomas) Tanisha L. Banks, 38, and Kenny M. Thomas, 38, both of Binghamton were arrested in connection to an…
Jan 2025 - CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. Following an animal cruelty complaint, New York State Police troopers were called to a property on State Route 9 in Champlain where Investigators determined that…
Convicted 6/12/2023 through the District Attorney's Office
Jan 2025 - The animal cruelty case against Penny Berk has been postponed. Her attorney requested a delay, which was granted. Nov. 2024 - Penny Berk was arrested on two additional counts of…
Joy A. Bickert, 49, was arraigned in Orchard Park Town Court where she faces one count of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; one count of failure to provide proper sustenance; and one…
convicted of animal abuse and neglect crimes to the Rensselaer County Legislature
April 7, 2025 - Schenectady Police found a dog on Eastern Parkway and McClellan Street in Schenectady. According to police, she was underweight and suffering from severe wounds to her face…
Convicted 04/13/2023 within the City of Niagara Falls Court by the Niagara County DA's Office
Dawn Cameron (42), and Dustin H. Bush (39) were charged with animal cruelty after authorities said they found 11 dogs living in a city home in “deplorable conditions.” A…
October 2024 - the New York State Police in Livingston arrested Peggy Card (45) for cruelty to 40 cats in the town of Hillsdale. Card was charged with 40 counts of Agricultural and Market…
convicted of animal abuse and neglect crimes to the Rensselaer County Legislature.
Convicted 11/21/2023 by the City of Niagara Falls Court
Convicted 02/06/2023 within the City of Niagara Falls Court by the Niagara County DA's Office
December 2024 - Patricia Crossman (73) was arrested by New York State Police and charged her with 21 counts of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals as well as failure to provide…
January 2025 - Hillary Davis was sentenced to probation for five years after being convicted of abusing and neglecting 49 animals. Many of the animals were severely underfed and completely…
Convicted
November 2024 - Christopher DiGiovanna, 42, was charged with 11 counts of animal abuse, as well as neglect, when Suffolk County police and Town of Brookhaven Animal Control and Code…
Convicted: March 25, 2024
Convicted 40) was arrested and charged with overdriving, torturing and inuring animals, for depriving a dog with food and water as the animal was locked in a…
Aug 2023 - Brian Edwards was charged with animal cruelty by Putnam County SPCA Detectives and was arraigned in Town of Patterson Justice Court for severely neglecting a nine-year-old mini-…
February 24, 2025 - ALBANY, N.Y. — Officers responded to reports of a deceased dog inside a crate in a parking lot. Upon arrival, they found a one-year-old female Pit bull dead. The dog’s…
February 2025. After executing a search warrant, New York State Police found eight dogs, thirteen cats and one turtle need of immediate medical care. They were all turned over to the…
Convicted: July 21, 2024
October 2024 - Wattie Folk (55) was sentenced for locking seven dogs inside of an apartment that he set on fire, killing two of the dogs and severely injuring five. Folk was sentenced to…
Date : 8/4/2023
May 2024 - New York State Police arrested and charged Helen F. Goude, age 56, Dominick E Brown, age 44, Jane M. Richards, age 74, and Katheriena M.Goude, age 60 in New Berlin, NY, with…
