BOULDER COUNTY, Colorado — The Boulder County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) on Thursday asked for tips in an animal-cruelty case after a dog's body was found on the side of a private road in Coal Creek Canyon.
Someone called the Sheriff's Office on June 23 after finding the body of a dog on the side of a private road off Coal Creek Canyon Road in unincorporated Boulder County.
BCSO opened an animal-cruelty investigation based on the condition of the remains. They said the dog, a young neutered male German shepherd, had "multiple injuries."
Investigators believe the animal was left by the side of the road sometime between June 13 and 15. Around that time, a game camera on the property captured a suspicious vehicle, which might have been driven by the suspect, the Sheriff's Office said.
That vehicle was a rented Home Depot van that had damage on the passenger side, by the rear tire, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The BCSO Animal Control unit is investigating. Anyone who has information about the dog, suspect or vehicle can email them at rstreit@bouldercounty.gov.
The associated case number is: #23-03388.
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