Case Details

Shelter officer terminated - animal cruelty
Perth Amboy, NJ (US)

Date: Dec 20, 2005
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged Abusers:

  • Jamie M Lepoidevin
  • Adult

  • Case ID: 6873
    Classification: Unclassified
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    The employment of one of the city's animal-control officers was terminated in December 2005 and animal control has been reassigned following an investigation into allegations of animal cruelty. Charges are pending, according to City Business Administrator Donald Perlee.

    A representative from the Middlesex County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals could not be reached for comment last night. Police Director Michael Kohut yesterday issued a statement indicating that the Perth Amboy Police Department, along with the Middlesex County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is investigating allegations of animal cruelty by the city's two animal-control officers.

    Following the investigation, which was started about two months ago, animal-control officer Jamie Le Poidevin's employment with the city was terminated on Dec. 20, 2005, Perlee said. Le Poidevin, a Piscataway resident, had worked with the city since June 2004.

    Kohut said a separate investigation continues against Le Poidevin concerning allegations of theft.

    The other animal-control officer, a 24-year-old city man who was not identified by Perlee, has been reassigned to a different division with the Police Department that has no interaction with the city's animal-control services. The man had worked as a city animal-control officer since October 2004.

    "In order to ensure that the proper care continues for all the animals at the Perth Amboy Animal Shelter, the city will contract certified animal-control officers to maintain operations until certified employees can be hired," Kohut said. "I want to assure city residents that the shelter will remain open and continue to provide the required services to the public. I especially want to thank the Middlesex County SPCA for its assistance in both this investigation and the interim operation of the animal shelter." Perlee said the city has been very vigilant with the operation of the animal shelter and invested $100,000 to upgrade the facility and improve operations. "We are committed to our endeavor to improve the quality of service (at the shelter,)" Perlee said.

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