WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - A man was accused of abandoning an English Bulldog in a parking lot on Thursday in Waterbury.

The suspect was identified as Hector Gonzalez, 24, from Waterbury.

According to police, the dog was left at the back of a parking lot near 330 Bishop Street.

Authorities said Gonzalez dropped off the dog and drove away in a black SUV.

Gonzalez reportedly told officers that he left the dog because he could not take care of it.

During the investigation, police found Gonzalez to be in possession of a firearm without a permit.

He was arrested and charged with cruelty to animals, weapons in a motor vehicle, carrying a firearm without a permit, and illegal sale or transfer of a firearm.

The Waterbury Police Department reminded people that abandoning animals is a criminal

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