Puppies OK After Robber Snatched Them from Owner

An alleged puppy thief is in the Gwinnett County jail, accused of robbing an Alabama woman of two French bulldog puppies she advertised for sale on the internet.

Gwinnett Police said Ronald Junior Camenish, 18, of Lawrenceville, faces robbery charges in the case.

He reportedly snatched the puppies away from the woman after they met at a grocery store on Duluth Highway Thursday afternoon to complete the transaction.

Camenish was arrested later and the puppies were found safe.

Gwinnett officers responded to 996 Duluth Highway in unincorporated Lawrenceville around 1:30 p.m. after the woman called police.

The woman told officers she spoke to the suspect over the phone and agreed to meet him in Georgia to sell the puppies.

“The suspect told the victim that he would pay her extra to drive the puppies to Lawrenceville,” Gwinnett Police Public Information Officer Cpl. Michele Pihera said in the Friday morning email. “After the two met, the suspect pushed the victim and grabbed one of the puppies from the victim’s hands. He then grabbed the other puppy from a carrier and fled on foot.”

The lead investigator identified Camenish as the suspect. He was arrested at his residence.

The puppies were found in the basement unharmed, and were returned to the woman.

Photos: Gwinnett Police PIO; Ronald Junior Camenish mugshot, Gwinnett County Jail