Palos Park Cops Looking For Motorist Who Left Pit Bull Pup On Road

(STMW) -- Police in southwest suburban Palos Park are trying to find the person who abandoned a pit bull puppy Sunday evening.

Officers were called to the intersection of 123rd and Post about 5:30 p.m. after a pit bull puppy was found abandoned in the roadway, police said.

The dog was taken to the Chicago Ridge Animal Welfare League, police said.

Someone driving a white sedan with Illinois license plates ending in "796″ dropped off the dog, police said.

Anyone with information on the driver is asked to call police at (708) 671-3770.

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