On 12/17/2020 the Carlisle Police Department responded to the Castles Commons shopping center, Located at 200 South Spring Garden Street, for the report of a found dog. A maintenance worker for the shopping center was removing trash to a dumpster at the rear of the complex, when he noticed an approximately 1 year old Pitbull in the dumpster. The dog was found wearing a red nylon collar with a short black nylon leash attached. It is estimated that the dog was left in the dumpster for approximately 10 hours during a severe snowstorm. 

The dog is described as an approximately 1 year old, black, male, unneutered. Pitbull, weighing approximately 50 pounds, with a small scar on the left side of its snout. 

The dog was examined by a veterinarian and has since been adopted by a loving family. If you know who may have previously owned the dog, or if you know who may have placed the dog in the dumpster, please contact the Carlisle Police Department at 717-243-5252 or submit a tip through our crime watch site.