Crime & Safety
Port Chester Police Seek Owner of Dog Found Dead in Irving Avenue Trash Bin
Pit Bull did not appear to have been abused; body was illegally dumped.
Port Chester Police are seeking the owner of a white Pit Bull that was found dead, dumped in a trash bin on Irving Avenue in Port Chester.
Village police received a call about a dead dog about 11 a.m. on Sunday and a village officer found the Pit Bull in a commercial trash bin in a fenced-in area of a lot off Irving Avenue. The dog was described as white, with black spots and wearing two collars.
There were no tags to identify the dog or its owner. Police said the dog did not show outward signs of physical abuse or injury.
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Port Chester Police ask that anyone who might have seen the person who dumped the dog or might know who the owner is to call them at 914-939-1000. The dog's body was removed from the trash bin by Port Chester DPW workers and taken to the village DPW yard for proper disposal.
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