Finding solutions to end New Jersey's drug epidemic, enforcing stricter penalties on child porn peddlers, protecting pets from animal cruelty and child safety near school buses were among vocal points Shore Senator Jim Holzapfel made on Ask The Senator this week on WOBM.
The dog-sitter accused of killing the pet he tended in Seaside Heights last August misses his Ocean County Court appearance, and the judge issues a bench warrant for his arrest and extradition.
The Seaside Heights man accused of causing a dog's death by beating last August stands the possibility of trial, following his indictment by an Ocean County grand jury in Toms River.
A cat that survived a savage beating - and one apparently shot to death - have Stafford Township animal control officers searching to learn how it happened, and who's responsible.
The East Brunswick location — one of several by the owner facing charges — has been shut down four times since the NJSPCA began an investigation in January.