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Shelter operator charged for keeping dogs from owner

Originally published: September 24, 2010 8:43 AM
Updated: September 24, 2010 8:41 PM
By MATTHEW CHAYES  matthew.chayes@newsday.com

Quick ReadNassau County police arrested Diane Indelicato, 46, owner of the Ruff House animal shelter on Long Beach Road.

Police arrested Diane Indelicato, 46, owner of the

Photo credit: NCPD | Police arrested Diane Indelicato, 46, owner of the Ruff House animal shelter on Long Beach Road, and charged her with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. (Sept. 23, 2010)

An Oceanside animal-shelter operator is facing a felony theft charge for refusing to return two lost dogs to their owner because she considered them neglected.

Nassau cops arrested Diane Indelicato, 46, of Ruff House animal shelter on Long Beach Road, after she first claimed the 3-year-old maltipoo (a Maltese-miniature poodle hybrid) and 4-year-old shih tzu had escaped and then sent the dogs...

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