Crime & Safety
Dognapper Takes Pet Shih Tzu From Queens Family's Yard, Police Say
A woman was caught on video stealing a white Shih Tzu dog from a fenced-in front yard.
QUEENS, NY – A dognapper snuck into the fenced yard of a Queens home, picked up a family's pet Shih Tzu and walked off, police said.
The woman grabbed the two-year-old dog from 97-04 on 37 Ave., in North Corona, just after 8 a.m., police said. She carried the animal east on 37 Avenue.
The NYPD released photos and video of the woman, who was caught snatching the dog on camera.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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