LINCOLN, Neb. -- Authorities are looking for the person who abandoned a puppy in a ditch near Lincoln, Friday.

The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office said they need the publics help to find the person who abandoned a puppy near N 14th St and McKelvie Friday morning. 

LSO said they were notified around 11:30 a.m.

The Sheriff's Office said that if anyone has information that can help them issue a citation, they will take it. 

The person will be getting cited for littering as well as animal abandonment, said LSO. 

"On a happy note - the puppy was brought to the office to warm up and make some new friends," said LSO.

The puppy is now at the Capital Humane Society.