Dog Found Burned To Death In West Haven: Police

WEST HAVEN, CT — West Haven Police are asking for help with an animal cruelty/arson investigation in which a small dog was found burned to death in a parking lot. At about 10 a.m. on July 5, emergency crews responded to the area of Beach Street near Third Avenue/Second Avenue for a report of an uncontained fire in the Sandy Point Beach parking lot, according to Sgt. Charles Young.

Young said the fire was extinguished and the initial investigation found a small dog (possibly a 1-year-old “mini Schnauzer” with cropped ears and a cropped tail) was located at the “source of the fire and was now deceased.”

“Initial investigation suggests the canine had apparently been set on fire in the Sandy Point Beach parking lot and abandoned there,” Young said in a news release. “Initial investigation also suggests an accelerant was used.”

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Police are asking anyone who may have seen the fire or any other suspicious activity in the area between 10 p.m. on July 4 and 1 a.m. on July 5 to contact the West Haven Police Department at (203) 937-3900 or Detective Wolf at (203) 937-3934 or mwolf@whpd.com or WHFD Fire Marshall Keith Flood at (203) 931-0031.

Young also said that if you are missing a small dog and live in the area, contact either Animal Control or the West Haven Police Department.