The Atlantic City Police Department charged an Atlantic City after information was provided by a concerned citizen regarding animal cruelty.
On November 30, 2023, the police department received a tip that stated 44 year old Troy Hollis of Atlantic City had struck his Pitbull multiple times with a metal pipe. An undated video of the abuse was also provided. It could not be immediately determined that the man in the video was Hollis. Officers responded to the address and spoke with Hollis. They were able to check on the condition of two Pitbull’s. The dogs appeared to be uninjured and in good health.
The investigation was turned over to one of the department’s two Humane Law Enforcement Officers. Hollis was criminally charged and the dogs were removed from the residence. A metal pipe similar to the one used in the abuse was found in Hollis’s residence.