HAMPTON, N.H. – Copper Robinson is counting himself lucky after a New Hampshire police detective pulled him in a few weeks ago when he was found loitering near a police department — on all four paws.
The dog was found in Hampton, New Hampshire, about 45 miles northeast of Boston. It was early morning, July 6, according to Hampton police Capt. Anthony Azarian, when the German shepherd/mix pup was spotted looking lost, hanging around the municipal parking lot adjacent to the police station.
“It was 12:40 a.m.,” Azarian said. “The detective was coming back from patrol when he saw the dog with no leash, no tags and no one nearby. The detective scooped him up and brought him to the station.”
According to Azarian, bringing strays into the police station isn’t a rarity. When officers notice a wayward dog with no signs of an owner nearby, they often figure it’s a resident’s pet that has wandered off. People looking for their lost animals usually drop by the Police Department, Azarian said, and if the dog’s already at the department, owner and pet can be quickly reunited.
That wouldn’t happen this time round, Azarian said.
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Dog cleaned up, taken to the vet
Once in the station, the pup spent the night being visited by midnight shift officers in the dispatch center, where Detective Harlee Felch was working. She noticed the puppy was friendly, but thin and not looking healthy. So she gave him a good meal of chicken and rice, then set to combing out some nasty pests.
“Detective Felch noticed he had ticks, which she removed,” Azarian said. “He looked malnourished; there were signs of neglect. Detective Felch initially named him Outcast. We kept him overnight in dispatch, and the next day, Anthony Palmisano, our animal control officer, took him to the vet.”
At Health and Wellness Animal Hospital in Hampton Falls, the pup got the once over. He was cleaned up, Azarian…
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