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Farmingdale Couple Charged With Violating Pet Ban

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From left: Rose Neira and her husband, Danny.

A New York City police officer from Farmingdale and his wife have been arrested for allegedly violating a court order banning them from owning animals after they were convicted of fatally neglecting a dog, Nassau County prosecutors said.

Danny Neira, 43, and his 34-year-old wife, Rose, were charged Thursday with criminal contempt. Judge James Darcy set their bail at $500.

Prosecutors said a judge had signed an order in February banning the couple from owning animals for five years after they were convicted of animal cruelty in 2012.

In that case, the couple had failed to provide food or veterinarian care to their emaciated pet Great Dane, which died after being removed from their home in 2010, prosecutors said.

Despite the ban, investigators found a dog, a cockatoo and a tarantula in the couple’s home, authorities said.

If convicted, the Neiras’ face up to one year in jail. They are due back in court June 4.