COURT HOUSE – Police were called to a Shunpike Road property after a goat was discovered dead and mutilated the morning after Halloween.
The Middle Township Police Department responded to the call Friday, Nov. 1, after the goat was discovered. According to an announcement by the department, the incident occurred sometime overnight on Thursday, Oct. 31. Police are investigating the matter as an act of animal cruelty.
No further information was available.
Police are uncertain whether the suspect or suspects were on foot or used a vehicle. An investigation is currently being conducted by the Middle Township Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the unit at 609-465-8704 or the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135. Anonymous tips can be made through the department’s Nixle tip line.
Contact the reporter, Christopher South, at csouth@cmcherald.com or 609-886-8600, ext. 128.
