{"id":72525,"date":"2025-12-29T06:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/72525\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T06:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:24:08","slug":"woman-charged-with-animal-cruelty-after-allegedly-zipping-puppy-up-inside-suitcase-in-pittsburgh-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/72525\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman charged with animal cruelty after allegedly zipping puppy up inside suitcase in Pittsburgh \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 A woman is facing charges after police say she zipped a puppy up inside a suitcase in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Online court records show Jayme White, 56, is charged with cruelty to animals, disorderly conduct and related offenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to the criminal complaint, police were called to the 400 block of Avery Street around 11:51 p.m. on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A man told officers that White had been yelling at her dog and then zipped it up inside the suitcase she was walking with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Officers asked White if there was a dog inside her suitcase, and she said there was, records say. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police claim the suitcase was totally closed, with no way for the puppy to breathe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Officers reportedly told White she couldn\u2019t do that, and she let the puppy out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Officers went to speak with another person, who claimed White had gotten mad at the dog and hit it multiple times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">When officers returned, White had sealed the puppy inside the suitcase again, records say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police claim the puppy was affectionate with officers, but tried to avoid White when it was let out the second time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">White appeared heavily intoxicated and yelled at officers throughout the whole incident, records say. Officers took White into custody on charges of repeated disorderly conduct and animal cruelty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A search revealed White had suspected suboxone in her possession, which she claimed was prescribed but couldn\u2019t provide proof, as well as an open container of alcohol, records say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">White was taken to the Allegheny County Jail, where she remains. Bail has been set at $1,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The puppy was taken to the Zone 1 police station, where officers found a small open sore on its paw, records say. The puppy was also said to be possibly dehydrated. 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