THE LATEST ONLINE AND ON AIR. NOW TO THE SHOCKING VIDEO OF DOG ABUSE CAPTURED ON TYBEE ISLAND. POLICE ARE NOW SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTS…WJCL 22 NEWS’ LYDIA BLACKSTONE SPOKE TO THEM TODAY AND HAS THE HEARTBREAKING DETAILS OF THE CRIME. TAKE LLVOSOT PEOPLE HERE AT THE TYBEE ISLAND DOG PARK THAT I’VE SPOKEN TO TODAY ARE ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGED. AFTER THAT VIDEO POSTED BY THE TYBEE ISLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT SURFACED ONLINE OF A MAN STRANGLING HIS DOG. AND BEFORE WE SHOW YOU THE VIDEO, WE WANT TO WARN YOU IT MAY BE DISTURBING FOR SOME VIEWERS. YOU CAN SEE HERE A WHITE MAN HOISTING A DOG OVER A 10 FOOT FENCE, THE DOG YELPING AND GASPING FOR AIR FOR NEARLY 7 SECONDS… ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT… WITNESSES SAW WHAT HAPPENED FROM THEIR HOUSE AND TRIED TO INTERVENE ASKING THE SUSPECTS IF THEY NEEDED HELP… THEN ONE OF THE TWO MALE SUSPECTS BROKE TWO FENCE SLATS AND PULLED THE DOG THROUGH. THEY THEN LOADED THAT DOG AND THEIR 4 OTHER DOGS INTO A WHITE VAN AND DROVE OFF. POLICE SAY THEY ARE THANKFUL THE VIDEO WAS TAKEN SO THEY CAN HOLD THE SUSPECTS RESPONSIBLE. “WE WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT WE’RE TAKING THIS CASE EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY. THE TYBEE ISLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE WELFARE OF ALL ANIMALS AND THAT’S WHY WE POSTED THIS VIDEO ONLINE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP. THE MEN ARE FACING CHARGED FOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS..IT IS A FELONY OFFENSE, IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING YOUR ASKED TO CALL POLICE HERE. AT TYBEE ISLA
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Tybee Police seek suspects after shocking dog abuse caught on video
The Tybee Police Department has released cell phone video of a dog being strangled in hopes someone can help identify the suspects.
Updated: 5:12 PM EDT Apr 9, 2025
Warning: The above video includes graphic contentThe Tybee Island Police Department is investigating an incident of animal abuse that was caught on video.According to police, officers responded to the Tybee Island dog park, at 78 Van Horne Avenue, on Saturday, April 5, after a report someone was seen strangling a dog with a leash.The caller told police they watched a man hoist a dog over a fence and strangle it by holding it off the ground by its leash.They said this went on for approximately 7 seconds, while the dog yelped and gasped for air.The above video is cell phone footage captured of the incident”When confronted by the caller, the man allegedly broke two fence slats and pulled the dog through the hole he created,” the department wrote on its Facebook page. “He and his companion then rounded up their 4 other dogs, loaded them into their van, and left the scene.”Police released the cell phone video provided by the caller “in pursuit of justice for any animals that may have been harmed by the suspect(s).”The suspects are described only as two white men, accompanied by a total of five dogs, and traveling in a large, white utility van.If you have any information, contact the Tybee Island Police Department at 912-786-5600.TRENDING STORIESUnited States Geological Survey confirms multiple earthquakes in GeorgiaSavannah Cops Suspended: Police department silent about reasoning for action against 3 officersPooler offering $10,000 for businesses to get a facelift on Main Street
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The Tybee Island Police Department is investigating an incident of animal abuse that was caught on video.
According to police, officers responded to the Tybee Island dog park, at 78 Van Horne Avenue, on Saturday, April 5, after a report someone was seen strangling a dog with a leash.
The caller told police they watched a man hoist a dog over a fence and strangle it by holding it off the ground by its leash.
They said this went on for approximately 7 seconds, while the dog yelped and gasped for air.
The above video is cell phone footage captured of the incident
“When confronted by the caller, the man allegedly broke two fence slats and pulled the dog through the hole he created,” the department wrote on its Facebook page. “He and his companion then rounded up their 4 other dogs, loaded them into their van, and left the scene.”
Police released the cell phone video provided by the caller “in pursuit of justice for any animals that may have been harmed by the suspect(s).”
The suspects are described only as two white men, accompanied by a total of five dogs, and traveling in a large, white utility van.
If you have any information, contact the Tybee Island Police Department at 912-786-5600.
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