HOLTSVILLE, Long Island (WABC) -- Authorities on Long Island arrested a man who they say abandoned an injured dog.
The Suffolk County SPCA says 20-year-old Caciem Kruer dumped a 2-year-old pit bull mix named Creed out of a car on a street corner in Holtsville last week.
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An eyewitness called police.
The dog was covered in dried blood and had an untreated laceration on its paw.
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Kruer, of Brentwood, is charged with abandonment and cruelty to animals for lack of veterinary care, both misdemeanor charges.
Each charge is punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both.
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