Owner arrested after dog rescued from hot car at Newark Airport

Sunday, August 25, 2019
NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Port Authority police officers rescued a dog from an unattended vehicle at Newark Airport and arrested his owner.

The officers were on patrol Tuesday afternoon on the second level of Terminal C when they spotted the dog named Baxter in the car.
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The officers were able to open the door through the slightly open sunroof within 15 minutes.

Baxter's owner was paged several times in Terminal C but did not return to the car for almost an hour.

The owner was taken into custody and charged with cruelty to animals.
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The Associated Humane Society of New Jersey took Baxter into their care after he was rescued from the car.

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