Detectives track down dognapper, recover $2,900 Pomeranian puppy stolen from Stuart

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — Police say a woman stuffed a $2,900 Pomeranian puppy into her shirt and fled a Stuart pet store, but the getaway was short-lived.

Officers with the Stuart Police Department say they responded to a pet store on December 6 for reports of a $2,900 pomeranian puppy being stolen.

Police say a woman stuck the puppy in her shirt and attempted to make a clean getaway.

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But her newfound dog momhood didn’t last long.

Detectives launched an investigation and tracked the dognapper to Polk County, where the suspect, 26-year-old Bobbi Joe Zitko, was taken into custody and booked for a count of grand theft, according to the news release.

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“We would like to thank the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for their outstanding assistance in helping us bring this paw-sitively unacceptable crime to a successful resolution,” the police department said in a post to Facebook.