The Associated Press

SAN JOSE, CALIF.--Police have assembled a photo gallery of suspects and spent hours working up a sketch of the man who reached into a woman's car, snatched up her dog from her lap and threw him into oncoming traffic in a case of road rage.

People throughout the nation have donated more reward money to help find the bichon frise's killer than they have to solve high-profile missing children's cases in Northern California. "We're a little bit surprised," said San Jose police spokesman Steve Dixon. "Clues are being sent in. People are calling in license plate numbers." Witnesses said the suspect was upset after the car driven by the dog's owner, Sara McBurnett, bumped his vehicle from behind on Feb. 11. The 10-year-old dog, Leo, later died at a veterinary hospital.

McBurnett worked with a sketch artist to come up with the composite of the suspect, which police are expected to release next week. He was described as a white man between the ages of 20 and 28 with a goatee. He was driving a dark Ford Explorer or Expedition with Virginia license plates. The suspect could face felony animal cruelty charges and as many as three years in prison.