Woman facing charges after allegedly zipping a puppy up inside a suitcase in Pittsburgh

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A woman is facing charges after police say she zipped a puppy up inside a suitcase in Pittsburgh. Online court records confirm that fifty-six-year-old Jayme White is charged with cruelty to animals, disorderly conduct and related offenses. According to the criminal complaint, police were called to the 400 block of Avery Street around 11:51 p.m. on Friday. A man told officers that White had been yelling at her dog and then zipped it up inside the suitcase she was walking with. Records confirm that White appeared heavily intoxicated and yelled at officers throughout the whole incident. White was taken into custody by officers and she is in the Allegheny County Jail with her bail set at $1,000.