NORFOLK, Va. — Police said a man from Virginia Beach is facing an animal cruelty charge after a dog fell from a high-rise apartment building Monday.
The Norfolk Police Department said the city's human officers responded to an animal protection call on July 12, just after 5 p.m. in the 300 block of West Brambleton Avenue. That's at the Hague Towers apartments.
When officers got to the scene, they found a dog that had died after falling from a balcony.
Police said the officers issued a summons for animal cruelty to 44-year-old Gaganpreet Singh.
By Wednesday, NPD had not released any additional information about how the dog fell.