An Asbury Park man has been charged with animal cruelty after 8 sick kittens, two emaciated dogs, and a dead pit bull were found on his property, the Monmouth County SPCA reported.
Jake Hessels, 24, of Neptune City is charged with multiple offenses linked to inappropriate interactions with a minor, prompting an investigation into other victims.
A former Municipal Court judge who admitted to scamming Monmouth County out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines by fixing tickets will get his criminal record expunged.
The Monmouth County SPCA rescued eight dogs it said had been left outside on a porch, protected from the elements by only a plastic tarp in small crates.