
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, May 16, 1993                   TAG: 9305160135
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: MANASSAS                                LENGTH: Short

TEENS CHARGED WITH ABUSING CATS

Two teen-agers have been arrested and charged with cruelty to animals in connection with the disappearance of seven cats, police said.

City police announced Friday that a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, both of Manassas, had been released to their parents after the misdemeanor arrests.

The teen-agers admitted to taking and abusing cats, according to Police Chief Chris J. Tutko. Two of the cats were set on fire, two were thrown from a speeding vehicle and three were run over, Tutko said.

The suspects, who were not identified because of their ages, told authorities they took the cats over a 90-day period.

by CNB