GROVELAND, MASS. (WHDH) - Police in Groveland are looking to identify a woman who allegedly left a puppy behind in an alley, prompting an animal cruelty investigation.
Groveland Police Chief Jeffrey T. Gillen said his department received a report on Monday afternoon about an apparent abandoned puppy being discovered near a business on Main Street.
Reviewing evidence, including surveillance footage, police found that an Australian Shepherd puppy had been abandoned in an alleyway by a woman driving a black SUV.
The dog was found to be uninjured, but police are now seeking the suspect, described as a blonde female, on suspicion of animal cruelty.
“Officers have determined that the suspect in the incident is a blonde female driving a black Mazda SUV and was last seen wearing a black Maine School of Law sweatshirt,” Gillen stated in a news release.
Anyone who may have information on the incident is asked to contact the Groveland Police Department at 978-521-1212.
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