TOMS RIVER - Police are looking for the person who tossed two kittens from a moving vehicle into a busy roadway, which resulted in the death of one of the kittens and the disappearance of the other.

Police were called to the intersection of Route 70 and Massachusetts Avenue at about 8 p.m. Saturday for an act of animal cruelty, according to police.

Witnesses observed the passenger of an “older model, faded red (Nissan) Pathfinder, with black roof racks, throw two kittens into the road,” police said.

One of the kittens was immediately run over by another vehicle while the second kitten was rescued by the caller. However, after its photo was taken, the second kitten escaped into the woods.

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Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crime or recognizes the vehicle description to contact Detective Tom Grosse at 732-349-0150, ext. 1263.

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Erik Larsen: 732-682-9359 or elarsen@gannettnj.com