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Castro Valley Dog Stolen In Smash-And-Grab Robbery May Be Alive

Rocky, the Shih Tzu dog, was reported dead after a dog was found off the freeway. But that has been described as a case of mistaken identity

CASTRO VALLEY (CBS SF) — A Shih Tzu stolen in a Castro Valley smash-and-grab robbery, reported to be found dead Wednesday, may actually be alive, according to the dog’s owner.

A dog was found near Interstate 580 in Castro Valley by a Caltrans worker, but that dog was mistaken to be Rocky, the puppy stolen from a car in minutes as the driver picked up an order at a Vietnamese pho restaurant last Friday.

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