Body Found + Abandoned Rabbits + Dog Cruelty Charges

Good morning, Miller Place-Rocky Point neighbors ! Welcome to another edition of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

A Ridge couple was charged with abandoning 30 domestic rabbits in the woods in Calverton. A Middle Island man was also investigated by the SCPA, for mistreatment of his dog. A body was found on Whisky Road and police are still investigating the circumstances.

First, today's weather: Rain in the morning with a high of 76 degrees.

Here are the top stories in Miller Place-Rocky Point today:

1. Peggy Spellam Hoey reports that a Middle Island man was charged with animal cruelty last week after the Suffolk County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals determined he failed to provide his dog food or water for an extended amount of time. Sheldon Badgett, 49, left his dog outdoors on a 6-foot chain "attached to a piece of furniture," according to police. (Patch)
2. News 12 checks to see how business is going at Wading River's Shoppes at East Wind in the post-pandemic return to normalcy. (News 12)
3. Peggy Spellman Hoey also reports that a Ridge couple was charged with abandoning 30 domestic rabbits in the woods in Calverton. On Sunday, Kathi Willi, 59, and William Melton, 52, were charged with animal abandonment. (Patch)
4. News 12 has the details on a body found on the side of road in Middle Island. A body was found on Whisky Road Sunday morning near Creekside Drive. (News 12)
5. Patch explains why Coram bar Taino's Cafe & Lounge on Middle Country Road was condemned and its owner, Luis R. Almonte, was issued alcohol and beverage control violations. Officers found the bar was over maximum occupancy on Saturday night. (Patch)

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