HORRY COUNTY, S.C. — Police are searching for the person who left a puppy in a trash compactor at a recycling center in South Carolina.
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The Horry County Police Department said in a Facebook post that the puppy was found in a trash compactor on Thursday afternoon. Officers said the animal was likely placed there between 3 p.m. and 3:17 p.m.
Police told WLTX that a woman around 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighing 240 pounds was seen in the area around the compactor at the recycling center driving a black truck, and that investigators want to identify her. She is not being called a suspect or a person of interest at this time.
🚨ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY - ANIMAL INVESTIGATION🚨 HCPD is asking for the community’s help to identify an individual in...
Posted by Horry County Police Department on Thursday, June 9, 2022
In its post, the Horry County Police Department said the dog is being taken care of by environmental services officers in the department.
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