Man Charged in Dog`s Death

The dog, who was named Rusty by animal-shelter workers, was found near the Active Acres farm in Lower Alloway Creek Township in early October.
Because his mouth was bound shut with tape, the dog couldn't eat or drink and had wasted away so much that he had to be euthanized.
Robert Lamano, 25, was charged Wednesday afternoon with misdemeanor animal-abuse charges and one other county charge. He is believed to be the dog's owner, police said.
Lamano faces $5,000 in fines and a maximum of two years in jail.
A south New Jersey animal shelter was besieged with phone calls about an abused dog, and it's believed that a tip call may have lead police to gather enough evidence to proceed with a case. There was a reward of at least $3,000 in the case
Author: NBC10
Archives
Advertise with SouthJersey.com
Shawnee High School
Attractions: N. Pemberton RR Station
New and Improved
Color Me Happy
Collingswood High School
Don't Miss Your Chance to Enter
Kick Off Summer with Unlocking of Ocean
Prof Tells How to Communicate With Kids
And Then There Were Two
New Certificate Prog. at Rutgers-Camden
The Blue Comet Rides Again
R-C Selected as NJ The Big Read Site
Cleopatra Lecture Series at CCC
Surflight Theatre Earns Innovator Award
More...