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‘I see you!’: Vigilant bystander stops man from dumping puppies on rural road
Summary by The Midland Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Joe Villasana , KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
· July 22, 2026
· 2 min read
McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) — A good Samaritan in Texas is credited with stopping a man from dumping puppies on a rural road. McLennan County deputies arrested a 64-year-old man accused of trying to abandon three puppies Sunday evening, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by K...
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Summary created by The Midland Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed Original reporting Joe Villasana, KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) Original story Read at the source Source published Jul 22, 2026 Indexed here Jul 22, 2026 AI assistance Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text Prepublication human review No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 22, 2026 ·
Source: KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) — A good Samaritan in Texas is credited with stopping a man from dumping puppies on a rural road. McLennan County deputies arrested a 64-year-old man accused of trying to abandon three puppies Sunday evening, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by K...
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