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Cyrus Fakroddin

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Summit Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault Of 19-Year-Old Woman

Cyrus Fakroddin, known for walking his goat around Summit, Manhattan, is being held on $250,000 bail. An investigation is being conducted by Summit Police and the Union County Prosecutor's Office.

Summit resident Cyrus Fakroddin was arrested and charged Wednesday with first Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault against a person who was physically helpless and is being held in Union County Jail on $250,000 bail, according to a press release from the Union County Prosecutor's Office. Fakroddin, who is most known for walking his goat, Cocoa, around Summit and Manhattan, was arrested by members of the Union County Prosecutor's Office and the Summit Police Department without incident, according to the release. According to the investigation, Fakroddin encountered a mentally and physically incapacitated 19-year-old woman in Manhattan during the early morning hours of Nov. 17, 2012, said Albert Cernadas, Jr, Union County First Assistant …

T Durden

3:00 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013

..additionally detectives are also questioning the goat....   more ›

Friday, March 9, 2012

Summit Goat Makes Headlines, Again

Poll: Is it okay to walk a goat around town?

This week Cocoa the celebrity goat, a resident of Summit—one this reporter has yet to meet—turned heads and caused a stir in media circles. And for what else but eating pizza in Manhattan. A story that appeared on the Huffington Post reports: A crowd quickly gathered outside Famous Famiglia's floor-to-ceiling windows on the bustling corner of 50th Street and Broadway to snap photos. The farm animal, which was about the size of a large dog, appeared to be wearing a leash and had a red satchel around its neck. "Maybe it's a service animal," said one man. "It could be a seeing-eye goat," joked another.   Cocoa is owned by Summit resident Cyrus Fakroddin, and was the subject a fairly indepth profile in the Star-Ledger in 2010.  Our own crack …

Camilo H. Smith

2:53 pm on Sunday, March 11, 2012

Susan: I'd like to know more about Honey. Can you email me? Camilo.Smith@Patch.com   more ›

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