
PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — A Wappingers Falls man is accused of abandoning two dogs in Lake Carmel by the Putnam County SPCA.
On Thursday, the Putnam County SPCA received a phone call from Town of Kent Dog Control Officer MaryMadsen, who had taken custody of two dachshund-mix dogs Wednesday from a good Samaritan who found them on Longfellow Drive in the Lake Carmel area.
DCO Madsen had also been told that the dogs belonged to a resident of Wappingers Falls.
The information was forwarded to the Putnam County SPCA Law Enforcement Division. After a
short investigation, as well as additional information provided by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, PC SPCA detectives identified Leo Gioia, 64.
Gioia faces two counts of animal abandonment, a misdemeanor crime with the possibility of one year in jail, a fine of $1000, or a combination of both.
Putnam County SPCA 24 Hour Hotline – 845-520-6915
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