Eight-week-old Chihuahua snatched from Wal-Mart parking lot on Wednesday afternoon.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Police are hoping someone with information about a stranger who grabbed a one-pound Chihuahua puppy in the Wal-Mart parking lot yesterday will give them a call.
The owner said he was setting items in his truck, when the 8-week old female fell out and when he went to retrieve her, she was nowhere to be found.
“Witnesses said they saw a male pick it up, place it in his coat, and take off,” Chehalis Police Department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.
The owner – a 66-year-old Cinebar man – described his pet as an Apple Head Chihuahua, black and gray, brindle in color, according to police. She also has a white triangle on her chest, Bailey said.
Officers called about 2:20 p.m. to the 1600 block of Louisiana Avenue searched the area and were unable to locate the pup or the suspect, according to Bailey.
The male who took the dog was described by witnesses only as a white male, with a backpack, she said.
“We’re looking for anyone who may have seen the person who picked up the puppy,” Bailey said. “So we can reunite the puppy with its owner.”
The Chehalis Police Department can be reached at 360-748-8605.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
So much for all the cameras in the parking lot. There just there for a warm fuzzy feeling. Good luck on finding the pooch though. Dogs and cats are like family