HAMDEN–Police are searching for the person responsible for abandoning a dog.
On September 22, Hamden Animal Control was called to the Hamden Plaza, located at 2100 Dixwell Ave., for reports of a roaming dog.
The investigation revealed that a female restaurant employee saw the abandoned pup in a dumpster when she was throwing out the trash.
The dog is a brown Staffordshire Terrier, and it was brought to the North Haven Animal Shelter.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Animal Control Officer Chris Smith at 203-230-4080.