Man pleads guilty to abusing girlfriend’s puppy

A man who abused his girlfriend’s puppy so badly that it lost a leg will be sentenced to a year in jail.

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark says Roberto Martinez pleaded guilty Friday to felony aggravated cruelty.

The mixed-breed dog, renamed Sally, was rescued, underwent amputation and is now in a loving home. A photo from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shows her looking bright-eyed and alert, with her ears pricked up.

In September 2016, when Sally was 8 months old, Martinez lifted her to his shoulder height then slammed her to the floor. She tried to flee but couldn’t walk.

The girlfriend told veterinarians that Sally had fallen down the stairs. They found evidence of prior abuse, including broken ribs.

Man wanted in theft of iPhones valued at $58,000

NEW YORK (AP) » The New York Police Department is asking for help identifying a man who passed himself off as a messenger and stole $58,000 worth of iPhones from an Apple Inc. store.

The unidentified man walked into a store in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on Thursday and told an employee he was a messenger there for a pick-up. The NYPD says the employee gave the man three boxes with approximately $58,000 worth of iPhone 7s.

The man then fled the location in a white Ford van with unknown license plates.

The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect Friday and are asking the public to help in identifying him.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the NYPD.