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Lindenhurst man accused of trapping neighbor's cat, abandoning it at West Islip marina

The Suffolk SPCA says Thomas Scaccia abandoned the 17-year-old feline named Toby by the marina.

News 12 Staff

Jan 5, 2024, 6:24 AM

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A Lindenhurst man is accused of trapping a neighbor’s cat and ditching it in West Islip.   

The Suffolk SPCA says Thomas Scaccia abandoned the 17-year-old feline named Toby by the marina.

News 12 has been told a good Samaritan then found the cat and Toby was reunited with his owner.

Scaccia is charged with animal abandonment and petit larceny and is due in court later this month.  

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