NYPD officer adopts dog rescued from hot car on Upper East Side
NEW YORK -- A dog that was rescued last month from a hot car on the Upper East Side now has a new home.
Police had to break a window to rescue the dog, who was locked inside a hot car for two hours.
Update: After being rescued from being locked up in a hot vehicle last month, we are happy to announce that our furry four-legged pooch has a new home. Officer Maharaj of the @NYPD19Pct, one of the rescuers, just adopted him from the @ASPCA & will be giving him a fur-ever home. https://t.co/zE63ahIJUn pic.twitter.com/Gmp0fCsVll
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) July 27, 2022
On Wednesday, the NYPD tweeted a photo of the pup headed to his new forever home.
He's been adopted by an officer with the 19th Precinct who helped rescue him.