SPCA Probes Death of New Jersey Police Dog That Died in Car
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's SPCA is awaiting results of an autopsy as it investigates how a police dog died in a vehicle.
Patton was a 5-year-old explosive-detecting golden retriever assigned to the Mount Holly Police Department about three years ago. The dog was also on a State Police task force.
Police Chief Steven Martin says the dog died in a vehicle, but how long he was there and how he died were not clear. It's also not clear whether it was a police vehicle.
SPCA spokesman Matt Stanton says the police department asked his agency to look into the death.
Martin said the department is cooperating with the investigation.
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