STOYSTOWN — A Stoystown man has been charged with cruelty to animals after troopers said they found pets at his home without food or water.
Troopers said Thursday they went to the home of James Ansell, 25, in the 100 block of First Street on an unrelated matter.
They found a black Labrador, a white cat and several mice that had been abandoned inside the home for an unspecified period, police said.
No food or water was accessible to any of the animals, the police report said, and the dog was confined to a small wire cage.
The animals were taken to the Somerset County Humane Society.
In other criminal incidents:
• Residents at a home in the 700 block of Bell Avenue, Altoona, were the victims of a home invasion/robbery early Friday.
Altoona police said two men wearing masks entered the rear of the residence just before 2 a.m.
One had a handgun and the other a wooden club.
They ordered the victims to the living room area and told them to get face-down on the floor, police said.
The occupants, whose names were not released, were secured and ordered to turn over their valuables.
The robbers fled after collecting the money. The investigation continues.
• State police in Indiana are looking for whomever entered the home of a Clymer man and stole checks and cash.
Personal checks that were taken from the home of Derek R. Geneva, 26, of Jefferson Street, were later endorsed and cashed, police said.
The total value of the loss was $1,356.
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