Crime & Safety
Burglars Terrorize Family Pet
But the homeowner's surveillance cameras caught the suspects on tape. Now Florida authorities are asking the public for help. Have you seen these men?
Deputies in Seminole County, Florida, are asking for the help of Tampa Bay residents in identifying the suspects who burglarized a Longwood home and terrorized the family's pet.
The residents returned to find their home ransacked and Lilly, their dog, missing.
The 3-year-old pitbull dog returned the next morning, a sheriff's spokeswoman said, "scared and covered with welts."
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Lilly was treated by a veterinarian and is expected to recover.
The Sheriff's Office said a home surveillance camera filmed the burglars "taunting the dog and throwing a large object at her."
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Deputies released images of the suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477 or the Sheriff's Office at 407-665-6650. Credit: Laura Curry Dyer
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