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Sen. Murphy Calls For Suspension Of Yorktown Pet Shop Owner's License
MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. – A local politician is demanding that the state suspend the license of a pet shop owner facing animal cruelty charges.
State Sen. Terrence Murphy, R-Yorktown, wrote to the state commissioner of agriculture and markets recently, asking the agency to yank Richard Doyle’s license pending the outcome of an investigation into the charges in Connecticut.
Doyle, 56, of Mahopac, has pleaded not guilty to charges of animal cruelty and practicing veterinary medicine without a license.
Doyle sold his Animal Breeder stores in Danbury, Conn., and in Wappingers in Dutchess County, bu…
Two Face Drug Charges After Traffic Stop In Fishkill
FISHKILL, N.Y. – Two Orange County men are facing drug charges after a traffic stop in Fishkill, state police said.
Dominick P. Dziewiecki,18, of Middletown, and John McGuire, 20, of Montgomery were stopped on Route 52 in the town on Friday, April 15, by a trooper from the Wappingers barracks.
Police said Dziewiecki was driving erratically when he was pulled over around 3:11 a.m.
He has been charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of Alprazolam, a controlled substance, a felony; and driving while ability impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor, police said.
McGuire was also charged with fi…
