Sunday, May 4, 2025

Reports: Alleged pigeon poacher nabbed in Tompkins Square Park

EVG photo from January

This story made the round this past week: On Wednesday morning, the NYPD reportedly arrested a 67-year-old man for netting pigeons in Tompkins Square Park. According to published reports, police spotted the suspect on Avenue A at St. Mark's Place.  

Per PIX 11: 
Dwayne Daley, 67, was allegedly caught caging more than 25 pigeons in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village at around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to the NYPD. 

He was arrested and charged with misdemeanor torturing, injuring, not feeding animals and violating parks and recreation laws, according to the NYPD. Daley is known to law enforcement for kidnapping the birds and selling them for target practice in his home state of Pennsylvania, police said. 

In February 2021, Daley was wanted for allegedly attacking a man who saw him poaching pigeons near Meeker and Union avenues in Brooklyn, according to court records. 
In early April, witnesses spotted a man netting pigeons at the infamous Avenue A mucky tree pit near Sixth Street.
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6 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM

    They should give that guy a medal and let him continue to net and cage those flying rats as they are nothing but a menace. They are disgusting creatures who do nothing but poop on everything. I only hope there are more people out there capturing and getting rid of those foul things. Good riddance!!!!

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    1. CaraMay 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM

      I suspect that the same person or people who net the pigeons are also routinely feeding them in the EV. Sometimes in the morning I see someone has been dumping bird seed near intersections, as if from a car window. This would make the pigeons gather in those spots and make them easier to net. As a side effect the pigeon population in the area (and nuisance) skyrockets. As another side effect, rats

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    2. SarahMay 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM

      Coming out in favor of animal torture, bold move on a Sunday.

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  2. WildflowerMay 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM

    Wow. I didn’t know people hated pigeons so much.

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  3. ExterminatorMay 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM

    11:06 - your comments are horrible. perhaps you should consider living elsewhere.

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  4. ExterminatorMay 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM

    as for Mr Daley, he should be sentenced to community service and banned from visiting NYC

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