Morina-Blocker blocked traffic with their patrol car, and Mezzoiuso got out and approached the dog.
She realized he “was not ‘vicious’ but rather frightened and injured,” the NYPD News reports.
Mezzoiuso gently lifted the dog and carried him to the side of the busy parkway, then she and her partner decided to drive the 6-month-old pup, who they named “Rocky,” to a local ASPCA office.
Rocky was then transferred to the ASPCA hospital in Manhattan, where veterinarians determined his left front leg had been broken.
According to the New York Daily News today, Rocky has been renamed Huxley to avoid confusion with another dog in the hospital who has the same name. He is recovering from his surgery.
The ASPCA is trying to locate his owner, and asking anyone with information about Rocky to call 212-876-7700. In the meantime, adoption offers are flowing in.
“We urge anyone with information about Rocky to please come forward,” the ASPCA spokeswoman said. “Thank you to the officers of the 110th Precinct who rescued a dog in need and brought him to safety at the ASPCA.”