Deer Park home demolished; property owners accused of animal cruelty
Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer says beyond the house being an eyesore to the community, Nicholas Dolce and Barbara Buckman were arrested and accused of animal cruelty at the home.
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Aug 19, 2022, 9:24 PM
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Updated 622 days ago
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322ds agoA home where
officials say animal cruelty took place was demolished in Deer Park.
Babylon Town
Supervisor Rich Schaffer says beyond the house being an eyesore to the
community, Nicholas Dolce and Barbara Buckman were arrested and accused of
animal cruelty at the home.
Animal
control officers seized two dogs, three turtles and a rabbit from the house.
News 12 is
told all of the animals are doing well and have all been sent to the Babylon Animal
Shelter.
Neighbors
say the home was falling apart with overgrown greenery for years.
"There
was a foul smell coming from the house, overgrown, I would say the house was in
disarray," says Maria Cespe.
Schaffer
says an engineer advised parts of the home would have come down on its own if
nothing had been done.
He says the
town is committed to getting rid of dangerous properties.
"We
have put together three teams, and they are working night and day to make sure
we rid every community in Babylon of these horrors," Schaffer says.
All of the
costs of the demolition to the home will be paid by the property owner.
