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Three Bergen County residents face animal cruelty charges after a dog was found in a metal crate in a dark area of a basement, barely able to stand and exposed to its own urine and feces, according to police. Police said they received a tip on Feb. 25 that a dog was being neglected or abused in a home in the 100 block of Hamilton Road in Teaneck. Teaneck police executed a court-authorized search of the home and found a female gray Bull Terrier “located inside of a metal crate in a dark area of the basement,” Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said in a statement on Friday. “The canine could barely …

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