Pit bull found wandering on I-275 median in Tampa

The Brief

  • A pit bull standing in the median of I-275 was rescued on Wednesday morning.
  • A trooper said the dog appeared to be agitated and showed its teeth when he approached it.
  • The trooper enlisted the help of the Tampa Bay Regional Communications Center to contact Hillsborough County Animal Control, which arrived shortly before 8 a.m. and took the dog.

TAMPA, Fla. A pit bull standing in the median of I-275 was rescued on Wednesday morning.

What we know:

Shortly before 7:10 a.m., a passerby reported seeing a gray pit bull standing in the median of I-275 north of the Bearss Avenue exit.

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