Dog chases police car with arrested owner inside, goes viral; San Antonio PD investigates

The San Antonio Police Department is investigating whether officers violated policy by leaving behind a dog after arresting its owner.

It started after the owner, a homeless man who has not been identified, was arrested at the intersection of South New Braunfels Avenue and East Southcross Boulevard, near the McCreless Corner Shopping Center.

Emily Casso, an animal advocate who volunteers with Animal Care Services, just so happened to be pumping gas nearby when she saw a patrol car drive off and the dog, named “Rusty,” was barking.

She started filming and captured the moment Rusty chased after the patrol car his owner was in.

“I thought the second cop was going to wait but he didn’t,” Casso said. “The dog chased the car and I was in disbelief honestly.”

In the video, Rusty can be seen running around the patrol car as it prepares to leave the parking lot. Casso tries calling out to Rusty, but Rusty can then be seen running alongside the patrol car as it goes down Southcross.

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