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Breaking: Salina Police Rescue Dog Locked Inside Downtown Vehicle

June 5, 2026 Salina Police Department, Salina Animal Shelter
Breaking: Salina Police Rescue Dog Locked Inside Downtown Vehicle

Salina311 spoke with the Salina Police Department regarding reports of a dog locked inside a vehicle on Santa Fe, across from Campbell Plaza.

According to SPD, officers were contacted around 5:00 p.m. by staff from the animal shelter after a dog was found inside a van downtown. Police said the temperature inside the van was approximately 96 degrees.

The vehicle was registered out of Nebraska, and officers were initially unable to locate the owner. A Salina police officer broke a window to rescue the dog.

Police said the dog was OK after being removed from the vehicle. From there, the animal shelter handled the follow-up. SPD said the owner was later located, but police did not have information on what action, if any, animal shelter staff took regarding a citation.

No additional details were immediately available. 


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