Lynchburg Police says they have made a felony arrest of a man in connection to an animal cruelty investigation after allegedly finding a dog dead at a home in September 2024. According to the LPD, on Friday,

According to the Lynchburg Police Department, Animal Control responded to a report of a dead dog in the backyard of a home on the 1500 block of Bedford Avenue on September 27. Upon arrival, officers found the dead dog and got a search warrant to thoroughly investigate the home.

A man is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after officials found a dead dog on a property in Lynchburg. According to the Lynchburg Police Department, officers with the LPD Animal Control Unit responded to a call about a dead dog found in a backyard on Bedford Avenue on September 27.