Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who abandoned a puppy with a broken pelvis behind a dumpster at an Oshkosh truck stop.

The Oshkosh Police Department was called to Planeview Travel Plaza, 1500 Planeview Drive, Friday morning for a report that an employee had found the puppy in a black plastic gift bag at 11:25 a.m. Thursday.

Employees viewed a video of the dumpster area, which showed a man placing trash in a dumpster and then walking behind the dumpster with a dark object. The man walked back toward the gas station empty handed. He is believed to have left the truck stop in a semitrailer with a red or maroon cab.

The puppy is being taken care of at a local veterinarian hospital and will require surgery to repair its broken pelvis.

Anyone with information about the man is asked to contact the Oshkosh Police Department at (920) 236-5700, or contact Winnebago County Wide Crime Stoppers at (920) 231-8477. Information can also be provided by texting IGOTYA and a tip to 274637 or online at www.winnebagocrimestoppers.org.