Puerto Rico Police investigators have identified security cameras as part of their search for whoever abandoned multiple dead animals in front of a neighborhood in Ponce, Colonel Rolando Trinidad, commander of the Ponce police region’s area, said. Trinidad said authorities will seek subpoenas for the cameras to try to extract information and determine whether they recorded footage that could yield clues to a suspect.
He said several people have been interviewed but no person of interest has emerged. A veterinarian who works with the Ponce municipal animal shelter will perform a necropsy on some of the animals found dead. Trinidad again asked for citizen cooperation, noting the road is heavily traveled, and asked anyone with information to call 787-343-2020.
The case was reported on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 10, at kilometer 24.6 of PR-132, in front of the entrance to the La Providencia neighborhood in Ponce. The police reported at least 27 plastic bags containing animals in a state of decomposition, while the Ponce municipal government said 12 were found.