Crime & Safety
Riverhead Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty: SPCA
She failed to give the dog, who was kept in unsanitary conditions, proper sustenance, the SPCA says.
RIVERHEAD, NY — A Riverhead woman was charged with animal cruelty, the Suffolk County SPCA said.
Suffolk County SPCA detectives charged Alicia Spradley, 33, with animal neglect for failure to provide proper sustenance, a misdemeanor, on Thursday, the SPCA said.
The dog, a 9-year old female pit bull, was living in substandard and unsanitary conditions with an untreated injury, the SPCA said.
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Spradley is due in Southampton Justice Court on November 3, the SPCA said.
SPCA Chief Roy Gross said animal cruelty will not be tolerated in Suffolk County; if you witness any incident of animal cruelty or neglect in Suffolk County contact the Suffolk County SPCA at (631) 382-7722.
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