ROSEVILLE, Mich. — Cops in suburban Detroit encountered a hairy surprise when they attacked a theft suspect: a small puppy with blue eyes zipped into the man’s jacket pocket.
Roseville police discovered the blue pit bull on Jan. 16 during the arrest of a man accused of stealing money from a bank customer.
The palm-sized female, about five weeks old, was taken to an animal shelter, where staff nicknamed her Bandit until they learned her name is Frappy, said Macomb County Animal Control Chief Jeff Randazzo. She was then transferred to a foster home before being returned to her 24-year-old owner after he was released from prison and paid a seizure.
Randazzo said he met with the theft suspect and offered to help with vaccines and microchips so they could “keep an eye on this dog.” The animal shelter “hopes to take a bad situation and make it better,” he told the Detroit Free Press on Tuesday.
The owner of Frappy is charged with theft from a person, accused of stealing the customer’s bag containing approximately $5,200. He was arrested hours later and his attorney, Robbie Lang, does not believe the dog was in his pocket at the time of the alleged theft.