2 Charged In Dognapping; Frenchie Pablo Still Missing: Police

MAPLEWOOD, MN — Police are seeking the public’s help to find Pablo, a Frenchie who was dognapped more than a week ago in Maplewood and remains missing, authorities said.

Two St. Paul residents, 24-year-old Christopher Sherman Brigham and 34-year-old Chanessa Rena Gipson, have been charged with two counts of felony theft, according to police, but Pablo’s whereabouts are still unknown.

Pablo was stolen May 8 from the 1400 block of Skillman Avenue East, police said. The three-year-old French bulldog is blind in one eye, requires daily medication and has a scar on his lip, according to police.

“Pablo is still missing but I love and appreciate all the help and support from everyone that is looking for him,” his owner said Wednesday in a Facebook post.

Pablo cost $10,000, according to the Star Tribune, which reported the dog had escaped his backyard when he was stolen and that home surveillance captured the theft. The owner later received a Facebook message demanding $500 to get Pablo back, but they could only afford $100, the Tribune reported.

Brigham was arrested Tuesday in connection with an unrelated case, according to the Tribune, which reported Gipson told an investigator she enountered Pablo in traffic and knocked on doors before taking him.

Anyone with information about Pablo’s whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Ashley Bergeron at ashley.bergeron@maplewoodmn.gov or 651-249-2622.