Crime & Safety

Police, SPCA Looking for Cat Killer in E. Patchogue

SPCA offering a $2,000 reward for info leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for shooting an adult cat.

The Suffolk County Society for The Prevention of Cruetly to Animals (SPCA) and Suffolk Police are looking for the person(s) who shot and killed a cat in East Patchogue. 

Roy Gross, chief of the SPCA, said a dead adult cat was found on Hampton Street on Tuesday. It was discovered a short distance away from homes in the area in a tall grass/marshy area near the Great South Bay. 

The SPCA is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for shooting and killing the cat. 

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Chief Gross is asking anyone with information to call the Suffolk County SPCA at 631-382-7722. All calls will be kept confidential.


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