15-05-2025
Cops hunt woman wearing retro glasses who 'dumped dying puppy in trash can'
New Jersey police are frantically searching for a woman who they say heartlessly left a starving and battered puppy in a dumpster.
In March, Lindenwold Police Department (LPD) officers were called to the Belmont Apartments in Long Branch, where a resident made the gut-wrenching discovery.
A tiny dog was tied up in a trash bag inside a garbage bin on the property, according to the LPD.
The discarded puppy was barely alive, suffering from malnourishment and 'multiple severe injuries,' police said.
Authorities are searching for the alleged culprit, a woman caught on security camera wearing retro-styled glasses.
Images shared by the police department show the unidentified woman wearing a cropped white sweatshirt and dark sweatpants as she seemingly speaks on the phone.
After being found, the dog was retrieved from the trash and taken to the Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center in Blackwood, where it underwent multiple surgeries, NBC Philadelphia reported.
In an update, police said the dog is in 'good health' and has been adopted by a loving family.
As the LPD calls on community members to share any information they have on the chilling incident, social media users have expressed deep disdain for the person responsible.
'Poor dog. This lady deserves a jail cell,' one woman wrote on Facebook in reaction to the LPD statement.
'What is WRONG with people??' another asked in disbelief.
'Oh my goodness, that poor dog. Just pure evil, lack of compassion and empathy,' someone said.
Many were relieved the dog is finally safe, healthy and in a caring home. It is unclear if the puppy found belonged to the woman or not.
'So thankful the pup is safe! This woman needs to be charged and should never have another animal,' a user said.
'Hoping this monster is found soon and she gets the maximum punishment for animal cruelty. No dog ever deserves to be treated so horrifically,' another agreed.
has reached out to the LPD and the Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center for comment.
Police are frantically searching for a woman (pictured) who they say heartlessly left a starving and battered puppy in a dumpster
This hunt for the shameful animal abuser comes as a Nebraska man found an abandoned dog locked inside a kennel in a trash can.
Jaymie Spencer was taking out his garbage in Omaha when realized someone had carelessly dumped their dog on Tuesday.
'Look in here and to my surprise there a whole dog in here with blankets and a cage,' he told WOWT.
Similar to the puppy found in New Jersey, the dog was fighting for its life and had no food or water.
'It was covered in its own feces, had mange, bugs all over it and flies stinking to it,' Spencer described to the outlet.
He immediately alerted the Nebraska Humane Society, leaving the dog in the kennel while he tried to give it water.
The society took the dog to nurse it back to health. Its condition is unknown and it is unclear who forced the vulnerable animal into suffering.
'I have a dog myself so I can't imagine why anyone would do this. It broke my heart like no other,' Spencer said.
