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Police Catch Accused Pomeranian Puppy Thieves

LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) - A Pomeranian puppy is back at a Loveland pet store after being stolen last week.

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The Pomeranian puppy once stolen from a Loveland pet store. (credit: CBS)

Police say two men broke through a wall at the Town and Country Pet Center on Friday morning and stealing the puppy.

The suspects were seen on surveillance video which police posted to their Facebook page the next day.

Pet Store Burglary

**Update** The puppy was recovered last night and returned to the owner. On 1/12/18 at 4:25 AM two unknown males burglarized the Town and Country Pets store at 130 S. Lincoln Ave. They stole a Pomeranian Puppy. If you have any information regarding this incident please contact Officer Kooch at 970-962-2502 extension 1180. Thank you for your assistance.

Posted by Loveland Police Department on Saturday, January 13, 2018

By Sunday, someone who saw the video called police after noticing two suspicious men with a Pomeranian puppy at a nearby Walmart.

The suspects were arrested, and the puppy was returned unharmed.

"It's like a child that's lost. You don't know what to think or feel, you don't know how they're being cared for," said Mark Aine, the store owner.

The puppy is worth about $1,500.

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