Missing: Search For Hillsborough Pit Bull Continues

Hillsborough, NJ -- Have you seen this dog?

Tommy, a three-year-old pit bull from Hillsborough, was last seen around 1 p.m. Sunday, May 15 near the soccer fields off South Branch Road and has been missing ever since.

Judy Ferrara of Hillsborough and her friend Chanelle Giordano have been posting fliers, posting on social media and calling local authorities to help with the search.

Girodano told Patch that witnesses in the area said they saw a white mini-van hit Tommy on South Branch Road, before he ran off.

Hillsborough Police Lt. Charles Boyle said there was no report of the accident.

However, locals did tell patrol officers “the dog seemed to be injured, seemed to be wounded before it ran into the woods.”

The dog reportedly ran off into the woods at South Branch Road near the railroad tracks.

Girodano noted that since the dog had been previously abused before being adopted by Ferrera, he might not be friendly or scared.

“The dog is scared and I don’t know if he would go to anyone if they saw him,” Girodano said.

Police did initially look for the dog but are no longer actively looking since it is not a police matter. But they did call St. Huberts Animal Welfare Center to help with the search.

A search on Sunday has not turned up any results.

Anyone with information can call Chanelle Giordano at 908-229-3455 or the owner Judy Ferrera at 908-421-6236.

(Photos, Facebook)