Crime & Safety
Wayne Man Charged With Animal Cruelty
Craig Lam, 37, was arrested after a dog was brought to an animal hospital dead: Prosecutor.
WAYNE, NJ — A township man was arrested Tuesday after police investigated a report of animal cruelty.
Craig J. Lam, 37, was charged with third-degree animal cruelty, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said in a news release.
The arrest stems from an animal cruelty complaint police received May 31. Police were sent to Knox Terrace where they were told that Lam took a dog to the Fairfield Animal Emergency Hospital in Fairfield, Valdes said.
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Animal hospital staff told police that the dog was dead when it arrived, the prosecutor said.
Authorities investigated and Lam was arrested and charged.
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Lam is scheduled to appear in Passaic County Central Judicial Processing Court July 24.
Valdes asked anyone with information about the incident to contact the prosecutor's office tips line at 1-877-370-7276 or tips@passaiccountynj.org or the Wayne Police Department at 973-633-3530.
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