A Patterson man was arrested Monday for allegedly trapping squirrels and spray-painting them red, according to the Putnam County SPCA. The SPCA said the county's probation department notified the ...

PATTERSON — Seldom is the phrase “caught red-handed” meant literally. But it’s probably even less common to find a person spraying squirrels with Apple Red Rust-Oleum Paint + Primer. On Jan. 13, a ...

A 62-year-old New York man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly spray-painted some squirrels at his Putnam County home, the SPCA announced Monday. The county's probation department alerted ...

A Putnam County man, Mark Kuhn of Patterson, has admitted to illegally trapping squirrels on his property and abusing them. Police from the SPCA unit report that Kuhn allegedly spray-painted the ...

Waking up to a torn garbage bag or mysterious holes in the yard often signals a wildlife visitor. Animals seeking food and shelter frequently cross paths with human habitats, creating frustrating ...

The mysterious appearance of bright red squirrels in one New York town led investigators to discover they were being painted and released, according to investigators. NYS Department of Environmental ...

A Patterson man was arrested for allegedly trapping and spray painting squirrels with red paint and releasing them into the wild. Putnam County SPCA said two traps with red spray paint and the can ...