A North Carolina police officer is under investigation after berating a woman who rescued a panting dog from a hot car, prompting backlash and viral outrage online.
On a 90-degree day in Cornelius, North Carolina, Suzanne Vella spotted a dog trapped inside a parked vehicle at a local shopping center, WBTV reported. Alarmed by the animal's condition and unable to locate the owner, she called 911 and then opened the car, unlocked at the time, to offer the dog water.
