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ChargedWaterbury Woman Charged With Felony Animal Cruelty After Viral Video Investigation
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Waterbury police say Marilyn Valdez was arrested on a felony charge of malicious or intentional cruelty to animals after investigators reviewed a resurfaced video involving two dogs.
Case statusCharged
Location reportedWaterbury, New Haven, CT
Person named in reportMarilyn Valdez
First reported2026-09-25
Last updated10/6/2026
Case details
Police said the video was approximately a year old. Officers later checked the dogs and reported that they were in good health and that Valdez no longer had custody of or contact with them.
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