Lackawanna animal control officer was arrested Friday after an SPCA investigation determined he shot three stray cats, authorities said.
Frederick S. Grasso, 60, who is charged with aggravated animal cruelty, is accused of killing two kittens and their mother Tuesday at an apartment complex on Eagan Drive in Lackawanna.
Grasso, who will be arraigned in Lackawanna City Court, could face two years in jail and be fined $5,000.
A resident of the apartment complex initially called the SPCA to report strays prowling outside the building, and Barbara Carr, executive director of the SPCA, said the SPCA began receiving tips about the shootings Tuesday night.
On Friday, SPCA Animal Cruelty Investigator Charles Braun lodged the felony charges against Grasso.
It is believed that Grasso disposed of the cats in a landfill, authorities said. End.
Lackwanna Mayor Norman Polanski responded by saying this case is a publicity stunt by the SPCA?
Read here: http://article.wn.com/view/2008/06/21/Mayor_calls_cat_case_a_publicity_stunt/
Lackawanna animal control officer was arrested Friday after an SPCA investigation determined he shot three stray cats, authorities said.
Frederick S. Grasso, 60, who is charged with aggravated animal cruelty, is accused of killing two kittens and their mother Tuesday at an apartment complex on Eagan Drive in Lackawanna.
Grasso, who will be arraigned in Lackawanna City Court, could face two years in jail and be fined $5,000.
A resident of the apartment complex initially called the SPCA to report strays prowling outside the building, and Barbara Carr, executive director of the SPCA, said the SPCA began receiving tips about the shootings Tuesday night.
On Friday, SPCA Animal Cruelty Investigator Charles Braun lodged the felony charges against Grasso.
It is believed that Grasso disposed of the cats in a landfill, authorities said. End.
Lackwanna Mayor Norman Polanski responded by saying this case is a publicity stunt by the SPCA?
Read here: http://article.wn.com/view/2008/06/21/Mayor_calls_cat_case_a_publicity_stunt/
This is the 2nd animal cop in 6 months who assaulted/killed an animal in the Western NY area.