- Pennsylvania, USA -
Pennsylvania State Police Newport are investigating after a dog was found deceased in a backpack along with a large rock, in Shermans Creek.
On the early afternoon of Friday, October 6, 2023, Troopers responded to Shermans Creek in Carroll Township after a man who was walking his dog made the gruesome discovery and alerted the authorities.
When Troopers opened the backpack, they found a small black dog wrapped in a pillowcase, and a rock that was used to keep the Voiceless Victim at the bottom of the creek. Police said the dog appears to be a Cocker Spaniel.
In a news release, police described the rock as weighing over 16 pounds, “11 inches in [length] and 11 inches in height.”
Lackawanna County Humane Officer Laura Vitali was called in to help with the investigation and she explained to NewsWatch 16: “We can see by looking at the dog that there was definitely neglect. There’s severe matting on the dog. The fur appears in some areas to be white. It’s been yellowed by urine. It could be the extended amount of time it’s been out here, but it only appears to have been here for a week.”
A spokesperson for Archbald police tells me that a necropsy is being performed to determine the dog’s cause of death and the results are not in yet.
Police urge anyone with information about this heinous crime to come forward and contact Trooper Heller at PSP-Newport at (717) - 567- 3110. Thank you!
I took the liberty of naming the Voiceless Victim Dew, for the tribute image. Should his/her given name be made public, I will rectify it accordingly.
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