MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Cutler Bay woman is now being charged with Grand Theft for snatching a Pomeranian puppy from a West Miami Dade veterinary office that was caught on camera.
A judge placed Madelyn Acosta on bail of $ 5,000 Friday morning and ordered her to stay at least 150 meters from the Best Care Animal Clinic.
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Dognapping took place there on June 4th on SW 8th Street on 98th Avenue.
(Source: Best Care Animal Clinic)
According to police reports, a surveillance video showed the 45-year-old Cutler Bay woman, sitting in the clinic’s lobby, “opened a black bag that did not belong to her and pulled out a small dog without the owner’s permission. Then she hid the little dog under her shirt and went out. “
Immediately after the incident, the dog’s owner, Lenier Mesa, said a relative went to the clinic with the 8-week-old puppy named Panda to get his health certificate. He said the dog was snatched away from him while he was paying at the counter.
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Mesa posted the video of the dognapping on Instagram and it went viral. People offered to top up his $ 1,000 reward for panda’s safe return, and even gave tips on the dog snapper’s identity.
Mesa brought Panda back safely.
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