With dogged determination, Surrey Mounties have recovered the last two of three puppies stolen 10 days ago..Three American Bulldog puppies were stolen April 10 during a break and enter at a home in the 17400 block of 8 Avenue..One of the three stolen pups was quickly returned to the owners two days later, on April 12, when officers, acting on public tips, located one of the puppies that had been sold to an unwary attendee at a car show in Mission, BC..Then, four days ago, Surrey RCMP Property Crime Target Team found the remaining two puppies. The wee pooches were returned to their owner and then reunited with their mom..RCMP did not give details of the rescue, but did note the owners are very grateful to the public..“Everyone feels good about being able to return these little pups to their family, and it was made even better by the fact we did it with help from the public,” said Cpl. Dan Barrows, of the Surrey RCMP Property Crime Target Team, said in a release..“This was a rewarding investigation for our officers.”.The puppies — valued at about $3,000 apiece — were last seen snuggling their mom..Mike D’Amour is the British Columbia Bureau Chief for the Western Standard. mdamour@westernstandardonline.com
With dogged determination, Surrey Mounties have recovered the last two of three puppies stolen 10 days ago..Three American Bulldog puppies were stolen April 10 during a break and enter at a home in the 17400 block of 8 Avenue..One of the three stolen pups was quickly returned to the owners two days later, on April 12, when officers, acting on public tips, located one of the puppies that had been sold to an unwary attendee at a car show in Mission, BC..Then, four days ago, Surrey RCMP Property Crime Target Team found the remaining two puppies. The wee pooches were returned to their owner and then reunited with their mom..RCMP did not give details of the rescue, but did note the owners are very grateful to the public..“Everyone feels good about being able to return these little pups to their family, and it was made even better by the fact we did it with help from the public,” said Cpl. Dan Barrows, of the Surrey RCMP Property Crime Target Team, said in a release..“This was a rewarding investigation for our officers.”.The puppies — valued at about $3,000 apiece — were last seen snuggling their mom..Mike D’Amour is the British Columbia Bureau Chief for the Western Standard. mdamour@westernstandardonline.com
