Kitsap County deputy rescues dog from hot car

As temperatures triggered an extreme heat advisory over the weekend, a Kitsap County deputy rescued a dog from a hot car.

The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office posted the deputy’s body camera video on X.

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— Kitsap Sheriff (@KitsapCoSheriff) August 25, 2025

It shows him checking on the animal in the vehicle, parked at a Kingston strip mall, around 5 p.m. on Sunday. The dog was barking, panting, and drooling.

Witnesses said the dog had been inside the car for at least 20 minutes.

It was 89 degrees outside, and even though the window was partially opened, the sheriff’s office said the temperature inside was 112 degrees and rising.

The video shows the deputy putting his hands on top of the glass and forcing the window down far enough to unlock the door, triggering the car alarm but freeing the dog.

The sheriff’s office said the deputy gave the dog water, handed it over to animal control for safekeeping, and left a note on the car window.

Deputies ran the car’s plates, but the registered owner said the vehicle had recently been sold.

They don’t say if the current driver ever contacted the sheriff’s office, but that the car was later connected to a theft at a Kingston supermarket.

As Kitsap County deputy rescues dog, officials urge heat safety

The American Veterinary Medical Association stated on its website that it’s never safe to leave your pet in a car. Temperatures inside can rise 20 degrees in 10 minutes, nearly 30 degrees in 20. And cracking the window makes no difference.

There’s no clear estimate on the number of animals that perish in hot cars each year, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated on its website that about 37 children die from heatstroke annually in the U.S. because they either became trapped or were left in a hot car.

A new Washington law took effect just last month that protects people from civil lawsuits if they break into a stranger’s car in order to rescue a child or animal from a hot car.

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