Police: 2 dogs left in 107-degree car at Ocean Beach Park
August 01, 2018 12:00 am
• Last Updated: August 01, 2018 9:40 pm
New London — Police said they removed two small dogs from a 107-degree car parked at Ocean Beach Park on Tuesday and charged their owner with cruelty to animals.
Police said the dogs were inside a cage without water in the unlocked vehicle, the windows of which were barely open, about 5 p.m.
Police removed the dogs, gave them water and placed them in the animal control officer’s custody.
Police found the owner, 38-year-old Nicholes Seguin of Palmer, Mass., about 5:40 p.m. and learned he had been at the beach since about 3:15 in the afternoon.
Police charged him with cruelty to animals and having unvaccinated animals.
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