Dog left in home, unfed for weeks and infested with fleas, officials say

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Franklin Nafus II, smiles and waves to the camera as he enters district judge Richard Knecht's court in Berwick Friday afternoon. Nafus was cited for cruelty to animals. (Press Enterprise/Keith Haupt)
BERWICK — After helping to rescue a starving, abandoned dog from a Third Avenue home, Berwick police were forced to set off flea bombs in the police...

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