Crime & Safety
Dead Dog Found in Jamaica Plain Home
The dog was found in a house that will potentially be condemned.

A dog was found dead in a Jamaica Plain home Wednesday night.
After Boston Police was called, a housing inspector was then dispatched and found the 12-year-old Boston Terrier inside a Hampstead Road home that had been littered with garbage and other debris, according to animal control.
Several violations were written up for blocked exits, the accumlation of garbage and missing smoke and carbon monixide detectors.
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A condemnation hearing is set for Dec. 29 at 10:30a.m.
An elderly resident was reportedly taken to the hospital. No animal cruelty charges have been brought at this time.
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