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Man in custody after allegedly stabbing dog

October 9, 2022 / 6:53 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man is in custody after a dog was found stabbed in an apartment complex.

According to information provided by Pittsburgh Public Safety, just after 4 p.m. on Saturday, they were called to the complex in the 200 block of Reifert Street after blood was found in the hallway of the building.

Not long after, police were alerted to a man at a nearby McDonald's with a dog that had a cut to its neck.

Animal control was called and the dog was taken to be given emergency veterinary care.

The man was arrested and charges are expected.

Pittsburgh Police

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.