Dog rescued from hot car in Aurora Aurora police say this dog was locked in hot car for nearly an hour Monday outside Fox Valley Mall. Courtesy of Aurora police
Updated 7/26/2021 8:01 PM A dog owner has been charged with animal cruelty after leaving the pet in a hot car for nearly an hour Monday afternoon outside Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, officials say. Aurora officers rescued the dog, and the city's animal control workers transported it to a local veterinarian, where it was to spend the night, according to a police department Facebook post.
The owner had been shopping inside the mall, the post said. Authorities did not identify the owner.