NEW JERSEY -- Falena Felman aka Lorisa Falena aka Falena Lorisa. Unable to locate any additional information.
Mugshots.com ID: 30221902
Sex: F
Race: BLACK
Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Weight: 130 lb (59 kg)
Hair Color: BLACK
Eye Color: BROWN
Complexion: OLIVE
DOB: 10/26/1972
Marital Status: SINGLE
State ID: 224928FB1
FBI: 304143C
Booking Number: D-68731
Permanent ID: D-68731
Current Location: MAIN
County: WOOD-RIDGE
Commitment Date: 9/03/2008
Release Date: 9/05/2008
10/04/2002
Case: W02-1622-269
Charge: ANIMAL CRUELTY - TORTURE, MUTILATE OR KILL A LIVING ANIMAL (FELONY, 1ST DEGREE)
Friday, October 4, 2002
Tuesday, September 3, 2002
Wyoming: Vikki Kittles, whose hoarding cases in Oregon prompted new laws protecting animals, is arrested again; accused of animal cruelty in Wyoming
WYOMING -- Notorious animal collector Vikki Kittles is back in court, facing misdemeanor charges in Wyoming related to more alleged animal neglect.
Kittles is charged with leaving livestock at large and breach of peace, stemming from incidents that followed local authorities' seizure of a trailer in which she was keeping four dozen cats in cruel conditions. She faces trial Oct. 31 in a Laramie County court in Cheyenne.
Vikki Rene Kittles (also known as Susan Dietrich, Rene Depenbrock, Renee Depenbrock, and Lynn Zellan) gained national attention when she was prosecuted in Clatsop County several years ago for keeping more than 100 dogs in a dilapidated school bus.
In her latest brush with the law, Kittles is accused of leaving six horses tethered to a fence alongside a rural road. She was also ticketed for breach of peace after she reportedly shouted profanities during an confrontation at the state capital in Cheyenne. Both are misdemeanor charges.
According to local news accounts, the latest case began last May when Laramie County Sheriff's personnel impounded a small camping trailer owned by Kittles that contained 48 cats.
All the cats were found to have ear mites, some had sores that were slow to heal, and one was euthanized because of ringworm, but after an investigation by the sheriff's department into possible animal abuse, no charges were filed.
The cats are being kept at the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, and the horses, some of which were reported to be in marginal health, are being kept at a livestock boarding facility. Kittles was told she would have to pay fees and veterinary costs totaling thousands of dollars to get the animals back.
In return, she has filed a motion accusing county authorities of harming the animals.
Craig Jones, assistant district attorney for Laramie County, said the breach of peace charge carries a possible sentence of up to six months in jail and a $750 fine. The livestock charge carries only a possible fine of up to $750. There is a possibility that some charges could still be filed over her treatment of the cats, he said.
Kittles' dealings with authorities in Wyoming date back to 1997 when she was evicted from a trailer home in Rawlins where she was living with 74 dogs, which were impounded.
Not long after, she was pulled over in a car that was carrying 40 cats, five dogs and one rabbit, all of which had to be euthanized due to poor health.
Animal cruelty charges were filed against Kittles, but later dropped.
Kittles first came to national attention in 1993 when she was found living in a filthy school bus in Brownsmead that contained 115 dogs, four cats and a chicken.
She was convicted in early 1995 of 42 counts of animal neglect and given a seven-month jail sentence.
Kittles dragged out her Clatsop County case for almost two years with endless motions and delays, and appears to be using similar tactics in Cheyenne, where she has already had one judge removed from her case and demanded that no public defender be appointed to represent her.
Along with the motion accusing staff of the county animal shelter of mistreating her cats, she also filed a civil rights suit in federal court against a number of local officials over the impoundment of the animals.
Laramie County officials have been dealing with Kittles for four or five years, said animal shelter director Bill Hein.
Kittles, who has used the names Renee Depenbrock and Susan Dietrich, follows a familiar pattern of getting people to let her stay on their property while she collects animals until they're finally prompted to call police.
Most recently Kittles kept the trailer with the cats at a home south of Cheyenne for almost a year before she was told to move on.
"She accuses us of harassing her, but the only time we go out and deal with her is when someone scared out of their wits calls and says, 'get her out of here,'" he said.
The Clatsop County case prompted tougher animal-abuse legislation in Oregon, and a similar effort is under way in Wyoming to make animal cruelty a felony, thanks to Kittles and some other high-profile cases.
Kittles remains at large pending her trial. Hein said she's been seen driving around Cheyenne in a dilapidated car with several animals inside.
"She's started collecting them again," he said.
(Daily Astorian - September 3, 2002)
Earlier:
Kittles is charged with leaving livestock at large and breach of peace, stemming from incidents that followed local authorities' seizure of a trailer in which she was keeping four dozen cats in cruel conditions. She faces trial Oct. 31 in a Laramie County court in Cheyenne.
Vikki Rene Kittles (also known as Susan Dietrich, Rene Depenbrock, Renee Depenbrock, and Lynn Zellan) gained national attention when she was prosecuted in Clatsop County several years ago for keeping more than 100 dogs in a dilapidated school bus.
In her latest brush with the law, Kittles is accused of leaving six horses tethered to a fence alongside a rural road. She was also ticketed for breach of peace after she reportedly shouted profanities during an confrontation at the state capital in Cheyenne. Both are misdemeanor charges.
According to local news accounts, the latest case began last May when Laramie County Sheriff's personnel impounded a small camping trailer owned by Kittles that contained 48 cats.
All the cats were found to have ear mites, some had sores that were slow to heal, and one was euthanized because of ringworm, but after an investigation by the sheriff's department into possible animal abuse, no charges were filed.
The cats are being kept at the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, and the horses, some of which were reported to be in marginal health, are being kept at a livestock boarding facility. Kittles was told she would have to pay fees and veterinary costs totaling thousands of dollars to get the animals back.
In return, she has filed a motion accusing county authorities of harming the animals.
Craig Jones, assistant district attorney for Laramie County, said the breach of peace charge carries a possible sentence of up to six months in jail and a $750 fine. The livestock charge carries only a possible fine of up to $750. There is a possibility that some charges could still be filed over her treatment of the cats, he said.
Kittles' dealings with authorities in Wyoming date back to 1997 when she was evicted from a trailer home in Rawlins where she was living with 74 dogs, which were impounded.
Not long after, she was pulled over in a car that was carrying 40 cats, five dogs and one rabbit, all of which had to be euthanized due to poor health.
Animal cruelty charges were filed against Kittles, but later dropped.
Kittles first came to national attention in 1993 when she was found living in a filthy school bus in Brownsmead that contained 115 dogs, four cats and a chicken.
She was convicted in early 1995 of 42 counts of animal neglect and given a seven-month jail sentence.
Kittles dragged out her Clatsop County case for almost two years with endless motions and delays, and appears to be using similar tactics in Cheyenne, where she has already had one judge removed from her case and demanded that no public defender be appointed to represent her.
Along with the motion accusing staff of the county animal shelter of mistreating her cats, she also filed a civil rights suit in federal court against a number of local officials over the impoundment of the animals.
Laramie County officials have been dealing with Kittles for four or five years, said animal shelter director Bill Hein.
Kittles, who has used the names Renee Depenbrock and Susan Dietrich, follows a familiar pattern of getting people to let her stay on their property while she collects animals until they're finally prompted to call police.
Most recently Kittles kept the trailer with the cats at a home south of Cheyenne for almost a year before she was told to move on.
"She accuses us of harassing her, but the only time we go out and deal with her is when someone scared out of their wits calls and says, 'get her out of here,'" he said.
The Clatsop County case prompted tougher animal-abuse legislation in Oregon, and a similar effort is under way in Wyoming to make animal cruelty a felony, thanks to Kittles and some other high-profile cases.
Kittles remains at large pending her trial. Hein said she's been seen driving around Cheyenne in a dilapidated car with several animals inside.
"She's started collecting them again," he said.
(Daily Astorian - September 3, 2002)
Earlier:
Sunday, August 25, 2002
Washington: Peggy Noblitt moved out of her subdivision rather than abide by their HOA rules regarding her pit bull
WASHINGTON -- Pit bull owner Peggy Noblitt has moved out of Issaquah Highlands after a long battle with the homeowners' association.
But Noblitt, who now lives with her dog, Blu Gator, in an apartment complex in downtown Issaquah, still insists her civil and constitutional rights were violated when Issaquah Highlands banned pit bulls. She isn't dropping her lawsuit against the association.
Blu Gator's owner says she has more than lawsuits to worry about, however. Her home is up for sale, she and her boyfriend broke up -- and, she says, she's 4½ months pregnant.
As an about-to-be single mother, she hopes her lawsuits will lead to a financial settlement.
"This has cost me everything," said Noblitt.
Among others, she's suing the president of the homeowners' association and the president of the development company, Port Blakely Communities.
Noblitt acknowledges that state law allows breed-specific bans, but she says due process and procedural guidelines were ignored when the ban was implemented.
"You cannot do it in the way you did it," is how Noblitt summarizes her claim against Issaquah Highlands.
When the ban was first enforced in March, Noblitt and Blu Gator were already living in the development. The homeowner's offered to "grandfather" in Blu Gator if Noblitt met certain conditions.
Among other things, the pit bull needed to be muzzled, spayed, kept in a secure kennel and covered with a $250,000 liability insurance policy.
Noblitt refused.
The rationale for special treatment of specific breeds is based on the assumption that certain dogs are genetically more predisposed to lethal attacks.
In a special report issued by the American Veterinary Medical Association in 2000, 27 people died from dog bites in 1997 and 1998.
According to the report, "pit bull-type" dogs and Rottweilers were responsible for around 60 percent of the deaths.
Asked if she would be comfortable having her new baby and a 60-pound pit bull living in the same apartment, Noblitt was unequivocal.
"Absolutely," Noblitt said. "They are wonderful with children. Petey, on Little Rascals, was a pit bull."
(Eastside Journal - August 24, 2002)
Earlier:
But Noblitt, who now lives with her dog, Blu Gator, in an apartment complex in downtown Issaquah, still insists her civil and constitutional rights were violated when Issaquah Highlands banned pit bulls. She isn't dropping her lawsuit against the association.
Blu Gator's owner says she has more than lawsuits to worry about, however. Her home is up for sale, she and her boyfriend broke up -- and, she says, she's 4½ months pregnant.
As an about-to-be single mother, she hopes her lawsuits will lead to a financial settlement.
"This has cost me everything," said Noblitt.
Among others, she's suing the president of the homeowners' association and the president of the development company, Port Blakely Communities.
Noblitt acknowledges that state law allows breed-specific bans, but she says due process and procedural guidelines were ignored when the ban was implemented.
"You cannot do it in the way you did it," is how Noblitt summarizes her claim against Issaquah Highlands.
When the ban was first enforced in March, Noblitt and Blu Gator were already living in the development. The homeowner's offered to "grandfather" in Blu Gator if Noblitt met certain conditions.
Among other things, the pit bull needed to be muzzled, spayed, kept in a secure kennel and covered with a $250,000 liability insurance policy.
Noblitt refused.
The rationale for special treatment of specific breeds is based on the assumption that certain dogs are genetically more predisposed to lethal attacks.
In a special report issued by the American Veterinary Medical Association in 2000, 27 people died from dog bites in 1997 and 1998.
According to the report, "pit bull-type" dogs and Rottweilers were responsible for around 60 percent of the deaths.
"Absolutely," Noblitt said. "They are wonderful with children. Petey, on Little Rascals, was a pit bull."
(Eastside Journal - August 24, 2002)
Earlier:
- Washington: When Peggy Noblitt's HOA enacted a ban on pit bulls, they told her she could keep hers as long as she complied with a few things. She refused and got a lawyer instead.
- Washington: Developer sues pit bull owner for refusing to comply with HOA rules
- Washington: Peggy Noblitt continues to refuse to abide by her HOA's rules regarding her pit bull. After they sue her, she countersues
Friday, August 2, 2002
Florida: Andrew Bloom, 69, was charged with animal cruelty back in 1994. Now he's been caught hoarding more than 300 starving animals
FLORIDA -- An elderly rancher was charged with 32 counts of animal neglect after Miami-Dade police said they found more than 300 malnourished horses, parrots, llamas, deer and ducks on his 10-acre farm.
Andrew Bloom, 69, was arrested Wednesday and released Thursday morning on $96,000 bail.
Neighbors have filed several complaints over the past 10 years about the condition of Bloom's animals, said Sgt. Sheree DiBernardo of the Miami-Dade Agricultural Unit.
Officers were able to obtain a search warrant Wednesday after a veterinarian reported that malnourished horses could be seen on the property, DiBernardo said.
A detective found horses with visible rib cages, unlicensed deer, exotic birds and potbellied pigs living on the property, DiBernardo said.
The ranch was littered with animal feces, animal skulls and stagnant watering holes, she said.
REPEAT OFFENDER
Bloom was acquitted on similar charges in 1994, records show.
(Sun Sentinel - August 2, 2002)
Andrew Bloom, 69, was arrested Wednesday and released Thursday morning on $96,000 bail.
Neighbors have filed several complaints over the past 10 years about the condition of Bloom's animals, said Sgt. Sheree DiBernardo of the Miami-Dade Agricultural Unit.
Officers were able to obtain a search warrant Wednesday after a veterinarian reported that malnourished horses could be seen on the property, DiBernardo said.
A detective found horses with visible rib cages, unlicensed deer, exotic birds and potbellied pigs living on the property, DiBernardo said.
The ranch was littered with animal feces, animal skulls and stagnant watering holes, she said.
REPEAT OFFENDER
Bloom was acquitted on similar charges in 1994, records show.
(Sun Sentinel - August 2, 2002)
Wednesday, July 31, 2002
California: Authorities searching for Pamela Miller, 51, who fled after police seized 83 neglected dogs from her animal rescue, Millerwood Animal Sanctuary
CALIFORNIA -- Authorities were searching on Monday for the owner of an unlicensed kennel where they seized scores of dogs, including pit bulls and Akitas, in a raid last week.
Pamela Miller (aka Pam Miller, Pamela Miller-Sackter, Pam Sackter, Pamela Sackter), 51, has been missing since Friday, when authorities served a search warrant at her home in the 100 block of North Linden Street and seized 83 dogs. Miller's father filed a missing-person report Sunday, but police said they do not suspect foul play.
Burbank police Capt. Gordon Bowers said the dogs were living in deplorable conditions - many of them in carriers.
"Half of the dogs were inside the house, and none of them had food. None of the animals had water. It was about 100 degrees inside,'' he said.
Authorities said Miller had been embroiled in a four-year legal battle to renew a license for the Millerwood Animal Sanctuary, an animal-rescue organization. Miller had been under a court order since March 2001 to keep only three dogs at the site, officials said.
"She knew we were coming,'' said Bowers, adding that police are pursuing animal-endangerment charges against Miller.
Police took 34 of the seized dogs to the city's animal shelter and 49 to Lakewood Kennels, a licensed kennel across the street from Miller's home.
"When they got here, they were happy to have a chance to run around,'' said Claudia Madrid, interim supervisor of the city's animal shelter. "Some of them wouldn't stop drinking water - that's how dehydrated they were.''
Most of the dogs are docile, Madrid said, even the ones who look like they have been in fights with other dogs. Two of the dogs have only three legs each.
June Lamb, owner of Lakewood Kennels, said the confiscated dogs brought to her appear to be in good health.
"They are in quite good condition,'' Lamb said. "They look pretty well fed. I would say 90 percent of them are adoptable.''
Lamb said Miller told her she planned to move the kennels to another area and that she was keeping them at the Linden Avenue home temporarily.
(LA Daily News -July 30, 2002)
Earlier:
Pamela Miller (aka Pam Miller, Pamela Miller-Sackter, Pam Sackter, Pamela Sackter), 51, has been missing since Friday, when authorities served a search warrant at her home in the 100 block of North Linden Street and seized 83 dogs. Miller's father filed a missing-person report Sunday, but police said they do not suspect foul play.
Burbank police Capt. Gordon Bowers said the dogs were living in deplorable conditions - many of them in carriers.
"Half of the dogs were inside the house, and none of them had food. None of the animals had water. It was about 100 degrees inside,'' he said.
Authorities said Miller had been embroiled in a four-year legal battle to renew a license for the Millerwood Animal Sanctuary, an animal-rescue organization. Miller had been under a court order since March 2001 to keep only three dogs at the site, officials said.
"She knew we were coming,'' said Bowers, adding that police are pursuing animal-endangerment charges against Miller.
Police took 34 of the seized dogs to the city's animal shelter and 49 to Lakewood Kennels, a licensed kennel across the street from Miller's home.
"When they got here, they were happy to have a chance to run around,'' said Claudia Madrid, interim supervisor of the city's animal shelter. "Some of them wouldn't stop drinking water - that's how dehydrated they were.''
Most of the dogs are docile, Madrid said, even the ones who look like they have been in fights with other dogs. Two of the dogs have only three legs each.
June Lamb, owner of Lakewood Kennels, said the confiscated dogs brought to her appear to be in good health.
"They are in quite good condition,'' Lamb said. "They look pretty well fed. I would say 90 percent of them are adoptable.''
Lamb said Miller told her she planned to move the kennels to another area and that she was keeping them at the Linden Avenue home temporarily.
(LA Daily News -July 30, 2002)
Earlier:
- California: Pamela Miller, who was running a rescue called Millerwood Animal Sanctuary, to be tried this week on animal cruelty charges
- California: Animal cruelty suspect Pamela Miller sues city, saying they're harassing her
Sunday, July 28, 2002
California: Animal-control officers remove 86 dogs from Pamela Miller's animal rescue
CALIFORNIA -- Animal-control officers removed 86 dogs from a small,
foul-smelling home full of kennels on the 100 block of West Linden
Avenue on Friday in what allegedly was the owner's violation of a
court order to not keep more than three at the location.
Police were investigating the scene as an animal-endanger- ment
case.
Pamela Miller (aka Pam Miller, Pamela Miller-Sackter, Pam Sackter, Pamela Sackter), the owner of the home, was not there when police
served the warrant shortly after 4 p.m. No arrests had been made two
hours later, when animal-control officers were walking the dogs out.
Bruce Johnson, a neighboring business owner who knows Miller, said
she was afraid that if she did give the dogs to a shelter, they would
be destroyed.
"I've never seen the inside of a house with that many animals,"
Burbank Police Lt. Tim Stehr said. "For the dogs' sake, they are
going to a better environment now."
A nearby shelter will house some of the dogs, mostly pit bulls,
while others will be taken to the Burbank Animal Shelter.
Four years ago, the Burbank Animal Shelter denied Miller's bid to
renew her kennel license to keep her Millerwood Animal Sanctuary
open. She and the city have engaged in legal battles ever since. But
in March of last year, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled
Miller could not keep more than three dogs or cats for five years.
Some neighbors were pleased the dogs were removed.
"All you had to do was look in there to see this was animal
abuse," said Patrick Guilfoyle, owner of the nearby boarding kennel
Double Dog Dare Ya.
(Burbank Leader - July 27, 2002)
foul-smelling home full of kennels on the 100 block of West Linden
Avenue on Friday in what allegedly was the owner's violation of a
court order to not keep more than three at the location.
Police were investigating the scene as an animal-endanger- ment
case.
Pamela Miller (aka Pam Miller, Pamela Miller-Sackter, Pam Sackter, Pamela Sackter), the owner of the home, was not there when police
served the warrant shortly after 4 p.m. No arrests had been made two
hours later, when animal-control officers were walking the dogs out.
Bruce Johnson, a neighboring business owner who knows Miller, said
she was afraid that if she did give the dogs to a shelter, they would
be destroyed.
"I've never seen the inside of a house with that many animals,"
Burbank Police Lt. Tim Stehr said. "For the dogs' sake, they are
going to a better environment now."
A nearby shelter will house some of the dogs, mostly pit bulls,
while others will be taken to the Burbank Animal Shelter.
Four years ago, the Burbank Animal Shelter denied Miller's bid to
renew her kennel license to keep her Millerwood Animal Sanctuary
open. She and the city have engaged in legal battles ever since. But
in March of last year, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled
Miller could not keep more than three dogs or cats for five years.
Some neighbors were pleased the dogs were removed.
"All you had to do was look in there to see this was animal
abuse," said Patrick Guilfoyle, owner of the nearby boarding kennel
Double Dog Dare Ya.
(Burbank Leader - July 27, 2002)
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
Wyoming: Michael Kelley, 34, charged with two counts of animal cruelty
Full Name: Michael Phillip Kelley
Gender: Male
City: Green River, Wyoming
Height: 6'03"
Weight: 200 lbs
Hair Color: BROWN
Arrest Age:34
Date:07/16/2002
Time: 8:44 PM
Arrest Location: Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Charges
#1 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
#2 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Gender: Male
City: Green River, Wyoming
Height: 6'03"
Weight: 200 lbs
Hair Color: BROWN
Arrest Age:34
Date:07/16/2002
Time: 8:44 PM
Arrest Location: Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Charges
#1 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
#2 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
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