FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - A criminal investigation is underway after a small dog was found zipped up inside a suitcase and tossed into a dumpster near the Fayetteville square.

What we know:

The dog, now nicknamed Sir Racha, is a neutered male chihuahua–rat terrier mix. He appears to be in good health and has a microchip showing he was once adopted from a Fulton County animal shelter. Officers are trying to contact the person listed on the microchip.

What they're saying:

William Murray, who works at a pizza restaurant nearby, told FOX 5 he was taking out the trash last week when he heard barking from inside the dumpster. "Didn’t think much about it, opened it up, and saw a suitcase inside," Murray said. "Then the barking came from the suitcase. I unzipped it, and guess what? A snout poked o

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