Charges filed in case of seven geese killed by driver in Spotswood Dan Alexander Published: September 15, 2025 Geese (NJ DEP)

Seven geese were run over and killed in Spotswood in July

Police charged a driver with animal cruelty and violations

SPOTSWOOD — The person who drove through a flock of geese in July has been charged with their deaths.

Spotswood police said someone ran over seven geese as they crossed Devoe Avenue around 6:45 p.m. along Devoe Lake on July 14. The vehicle didn't stop and all seven geese died.

Police file charges in Spotswood goose deaths

Police at the time said they were looking for surveillance video showing the incident.

The individual, whom police did not identify in a news release, faces seven counts of animal cruelty, fish and game violations and

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