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No criminal charges for neighbor who freed trapped cat

A former Nielsen Media executive who said he went under his neighbors' house in Westhampton Beach in July to free a feral cat from a raccoon trap will not face criminal charges provided that he not trespass on their property between now and next month, according to the Suffolk District Attorney's office.

In exchange, Thomas Young, 71, a self-professed cat lover, agreed to pay $696 in restitution...

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