What Kind of Person Steals a Puppy?
Cary Police are seeking help finding a new breed of criminal: A puppy thief.
Police say a man allegedly broke into a Cary home on Monday and stole a Golden Retriever named LuLu — in addition to jewelry, a laptop and digital camera. So police issued a press release this afternoon asking for help locating the “puppy pincher.”
Here are the first two paragraphs of the release:
CARY, NC –Cary Police are asking for your help in retrieving a female Golden Retriever puppy named “LuLu” who was stolen during a home burglary on Monday, January 14, 2008 on East Cornwall Road in Cary; LuLu was last seen wearing a pink collar. Police are also seeking help in locating a person of interest who was seen near the home during the burglary.
The person of interest is described as a white male, about 5-feet-10-inches to 6 feet tall, with sandy-colored, medium length hair and was last seen wearing a tan windbreaker and khaki pants. He was also seen driving a beige Ford Taurus at the time of the theft.
By the way, if you’ve seen LuLu, police ask that you contact Crime Stoppers at 226-CRIM(E) or call Capt. Dave Wulff at (919) 469-4017; you may also visit www.carycrimestoppers.net.
Obviously, someone has to be a real jerk to break into someone’s home and steal anything, nonetheless a puppy. And it makes sense that police would want to track down the perpetrator. But do you think it’s also the responsibility of the police to track down the puppy?
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6 Responses to “What Kind of Person Steals a Puppy?”
That is just awful!
By Andrea on Jan 15, 2008
Absolutely. If someone stole my dog, they better hope the police get them before I do.
By absent.canadian on Jan 15, 2008
Unless the victims know the perpetrator, it doesn’t seem to make much sense. There are so many ways to legally obtain a puppy without stealing someone else’s. Are the police sure the puppy was stolen and didn’t run off in a state of confusion?
If I’m ever burglarized and any of my pets are missing, there will be vigilante justice. I guess I’m on record now. Pesky internet and its cache.
Not sure if it will help, but I hope LuLu was microchipped.
By Toastie on Jan 15, 2008
It’s not necessarily the PD’s job to track down a dog, but iIt might be easier for them to find the burglar through the dog. More people can keep their eyes open for an animal than a laptop they may be using.
By J-Rock on Jan 16, 2008