Ex-NYPD officer charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty in Goshen
By: Blaise Gomez Mar 2, 2023, 5:36pm Updated on: Mar 2, 2023
A former NYPD officer from Goshen has been
charged with more than a dozen crimes after he allegedly left his dogs
to freeze and starve over the Christmas Eve weekend.
Erick Flores is facing 19 counts of animal cruelty and
neglect after authorities say he abandoned his 9 dogs in below-freezing
temperatures.
Officials say the dogs were found alive, tied outside to
trees and in his freezing cold garage on Knoll Road, without food or
water.
They say Flores left town without making plans for someone
to care for the dogs and that there was no sign of him at his home for at least
16 days.
Flores is due in Goshen town court March 14.