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Case ID: 16700
Classification: Vehicular
Animal: dog (non pit-bull)
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Dog dragged behind car
Middletown, NJ (US)

Incident Date: Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010
County: Monmouth

Disposition: Convicted

Defendant/Suspect: Stephanie L. Sciscione

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

A Locust Avenue woman was charged with two counts of animal abuse today after she allegedly dragged her terrier behind her car, said Victor "Buddy'' Amato, chief law enforcement officer for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Witnesses saw Stephanie Sciscione, 31, of Middletown's Navesink section drive down her street at about 5 p.m. dragging a dog by its leash, Amato said. When police stopped her, Sciscione told them the terrier mix named Marlin had run away and was "too muddy to put in the car,'' Amato said.

Amato found a blood trail that ran from the woman's driveway out into the street, he said. The dog's hind legs were raw and bleeding, its nails were worn down and its front shoulder was injured, Amato said. It was transported to Red Bank Animal Hospital, where he said it would stay overnight before being taken to the Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown.

Sciscione's court date is set for Sept. 13, Amato said.


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A Maryland woman has been fined $1,000 and ordered to pay the medical bills of her boyfriend's pooch, who she dragged alongside her car because she didn't want the muddied canine to dirty the inside of her car, authorities said.

Stephanie L. Sciscione, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty in Middletown Municipal Court Monday morning, admitting she dragged the terrier mix named Marlin by its leash down Locust Avenue, in the Navesink section of the township at about 5 p.m. on Aug. 25 after she located the dog that had run away earlier in the day, according to Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief law enforcement officer for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The woman was holding the leash out of her car window as she dragged the dog alongside the vehicle. Passing motorists tried to get Sciscione's attention, but she instead got upset about the hocking horns and sped up around the cars and into the driveway of her boyfriend's home on Locust Avenue, Amato said.

When police stopped her, Sciscione told them the runaway dog was "too muddy to put in the car,'' Amato added.

A blood trail ran from the street into the driveway. The dog's hind legs were raw and bleeding, its nails were worn down and its front shoulder was injured, Amato said.

The animal was transported to Red Bank Animal Hospital, before being taken to the Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown. The dog sustained about $2,000 in medical bills to treat his injuries, Amato said.
Source: app.com - Oct 25, 2010
Update posted on Oct 25, 2010 - 12:17PM 

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  • app.com - Aug 26, 2010

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