Minneapolis Police Department Reported Daily Dose Of Great Police Work Leads To Finding And Returning Missing Dog

Press release from the Minneapolis Police Department:

March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021 (MINNEAPOLIS) – MPD Officers ran the license plate of a vehicle that was parked at the Handy Stop, located at Monroe Street NE and Lowry Avenue NE, and it came back as a stolen vehicle out of Fridley. Officers located the driver of the stolen vehicle inside the store, and verified he was driver through security cameras inside of the store. The man was booked in Hennepin County Jail.

Inside of the stolen vehicle was a 15-year-old deaf dog which the man said he ‘found’ a couple days ago. Officers did not want to put an elderly dog into the ‘pound’ so officers began scouring social media to try to locate any possible posts on it. An officer checked the Minneapolis Lost Dog Page (https://www.facebook.com/LostPetsMinneapolisMN/) on Facebook and found the dog there.

The dog was returned to its owner who is currently ill and was extremely grateful.

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