Thieves nabbed a pair of high-priced bulldogs from a Colorado pet retailer after a person allegedly faked a seizure to distract staff whereas an confederate grabbed the puppies from a pen and ran out, authorities stated.
The theft, which was captured on surveillance video, occurred Sunday.
Three males walked right into a pet retailer in suburban Denver a couple of minutes aside, walked round and requested questions in regards to the puppies, which promote for $4,299 every, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Workplace stated. Whereas a 37-year-old man gave the impression to be having a seizure, one of many different males lifted the lid off the pen the place the puppies had been saved, took two and started working out of the shop. An worker tried to deal with him and the person dropped the puppies however managed to seize them once more and run out with a second man, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
They bought right into a gold Cadillac Escalade with tinted home windows and no license plates that pulled up exterior the shop, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
The person who allegedly faked a seizure was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a felony, theft, and drug possession. Investigators are on the lookout for the opposite two males and the getaway driver.
One of many puppies was later returned by a lady who purchased it for $1,500 from a avenue vendor and realized it seemed just like the canines in pictures proven in information protection of the theft, the sheriff’s workplace stated. The pet retailer, Excellent Pets, plans to provide her a reward, it stated.
