An Orland Park man is charged with allegedly beating a pit bull outside a store in south suburban Steger.
Robert Kazlauskas, 27, of the 14300 block of Pinewood Drive, faces animal cruelty charges for the Monday incident outside Scott’s U Save tire store, 3500 block of Steger Road, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Steger police said store employees saw Kazlauskas hitting and grabbing the tan-colored dog by its ear and chin, the paper reports. Then, they called police to file an animal cruelty complaint.
Police described the dog as friendly and about a year old. The dog even tried to get into someone else's car, police said.
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Authorities examined the pit after the incident and determined the dog was OK, said police.
Kazlauskas is due in a Will County court March 16.
