Dog Found Dead At Cemetery, Investigation Launched: Naugatuck Police

NAUGATUCK, CT — Police are investigating after a dead dog was found in a cemetery in Naugatuck on Friday morning.

The Naugatuck Animal Control was notified around 9:45 a.m. Sept. 27 by the caretaker of Hillside Cemetery on High Street that an “extremely malnourished and emaciated” gray and white Staffordshire Terrier was found within the cemetery grounds, according to police.

Police said the dog was estimated to be between 6 and 8 months old due to its size, or “even 2 to 6 years old due to the teeth, but we cannot correctly confirm an accurate age due to the severity of the dog's health conditions.”

“The dog appears to have passed away overnight to early morning,” police wrote in a news release. “Naugatuck Animal Control and Naugatuck Police Detectives arrived and, based on the dog's extremely poor condition and overall circumstances, treated this as a crime scene—which has been cleared at this time.”

Anyone with information about the person(s) responsible is asked to contact the Naugatuck Animal Control at NaugatuckAnimalControl@gmail.com or call 203-729-4324 or the confidential tip line at 203-720-1010.

Police said Desmond’s Army is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of those responsible. The reward will expire in 90 days, according to police.