Man charged with animal abuse after cat thrown into water at Fire Island
A Lindenhurst man is charged with animal abuse after a cat was thrown into the water at Fire Island.
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Aug 23, 2022, 2:39 AM
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Updated 621 days ago
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6h agoA Lindenhurst man is charged with animal abuse after a cat was thrown into the water at Fire Island.
Detectives say a cat was trapped inside a cat carrier backpack when Christopher Garufi allegedly threw it into the bay outside of the Schooner Inn in Ocean Bay Park.
A bystander jumped into the water to save the cat.
Police say Garufi is then threatened the cat's owner and assaulted him.
