Crime & Safety

Dog Stolen From Outside Whole Foods Located, Boston Woman Emily Sardo Arrested In His Disappearance

A stolen dog has been reunited with his owner and the Boston woman accused of taking him has been arrested.

(WBZ Boston)

August 11, 2023

BOSTON - A stolen dog has been reunited with his owner and the Boston woman accused of taking him has been arrested.

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Alejandro the chihuahua was stolen from outside the Whole Foods near Symphony on Saturday. His owner, Shelly Vermani, said she tied him to a tree like she had done many times and went inside. When she came back out, he was gone.

Alejandro was later seen walking with someone else near Mass and Cass. Police said on Thursday morning, they got a tip about the dog's whereabouts and found a woman on Old Colony Avenue matching the description of the woman Alejandro had been seen walking with last week.

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The dog was taken from outside a Whole Foods in Boston and was reunited with his owner on August 10, 2023. The woman accused of taking him has been arrested/Boston Police/WBZ Boston

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