Animal control responds to suspected animal cruelty, Martinsburg WV
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Other CrimesAs discussed during the dispatch call, animal Control officers in Berkeley County responded to a possible animal cruelty complaint near Shepherdstown Road in the Green Frog area. A caller reported a black dog confined in a crate inside a parked Dodge minivan with no people nearby. Officers coordinated en route and noted it might involve an attempt to abandon the animal.
Audio|Heard on: Berkeley County Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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Berkeley Animal Control.
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Three zero.
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Six have a cruelty complaint.
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near Shepherdstown Road in the Green Frog area.
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Copy 0540. Thank you very much.
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Caller advised there is a black Dodge minivan,
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West Virginia registration (number withheld) alpha,
00:35
parked in the parking lot.
00:37
There's a dog inside of a crate in the vehicle.
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Four, I'll be en route.
00:47
Did the caller say what's going on?
00:52
Nobody around the vehicle, just a black dog in a crate barking inside of the vehicle.
01:00
Four.
01:07
But (number withheld), you want me to head that way with you?
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Yeah, if you can.
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Berkeley, show mobile nine five active service.
01:22
Copy mobile (number withheld).
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I'm gonna step it up a little just in case.
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It might be a dumping case.
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Hey, my neck.
01:43
I'm gonna step it just in case they're trying to dump the dog.
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Location mentioned:
Shepherdstown Rd, Martinsburg, WV 25404
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