Police searching for 2 people accused of abandoning cats at construction company in Sussex County
HOPATCONG BOROUGH, NJ (Sussex County) – The Hopatcong Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying these two individuals seen abandoning four cats at a construction company in Hopatcong Borough.
The incident happened on Stanhope Sparta Road on Thursday, August 15 at around 5:20 a.m., police said.
The two people abandoned four hairless cats in cardboard carriers at Lakeside Construction that needed medical attention.
They were seen driving a newer white Toyota Tundra, police said.
Similar incidents involving the same individuals, carriers, and breed of cats had occurred at a Morris County Animal Shelter and a Sussex County Animal Shelter within the past week, police said.
Anyone with video or pertinent information on the identity of these two is urged to call the Hopatcong Police Department at 973-398-5000 or email their Humane Law Enforcement Officer at gdimatteo@hopatcongpolice.org. Anonymous tips are welcome.
