On 01-04-2025 at approximately 0545 hours, officers with the Pocatello Police Department responded to 855 E. Alameda at Maverik in reference to an employee locating a box containing seven newborn puppies abandoned in a dumpster. Surveillance video showed a tan or beige GMC truck with a dent on the driver’s side back panel with an unidentified male placed the box into the dumpster and drive away southbound on Randolph. Ordinance Officers started an investigation into locating the suspect. With the assistance from the public, officers received tips and developed a person of interest. At the end of the investigation, Ordinance Officers identified Tanner L. Pool (28 years old) of Pocatello and cited him with seven counts of abandonment of an animal Pocatello City Code (6.04.120B), and 8 counts of animal cruelty Pocatello City Code (6.04.140B). The Pocatello Police Department and the Ordinance Officers would like to thank the public for their assistance in this case.
