A missing toy poodle snatched in the parking lot at Lougheed mall has been found safe and sound.
On Tuesday, Burnaby RCMP confirmed the four-year-old dog named CoCo had been found in Langley and returned to its owner.
However, there were few details on how the dog was found. Police are expected to provide more details on Wednesday.
The drama began Saturday when the dog was stolen in Burnaby.
Police said the dog’s owner was unloading groceries from a shopping cart into her vehicle at 6 p.m. in the mall parking lot, when a silver four-door Honda Civic pulled up beside her. The passenger in the suspect vehicle, snatched the dog, which was tucked away in a white and navy blue carrier bag sitting in the cart, according to RCMP.
Mounties said the vehicle was driven by a Caucasian woman in her 20s with blonde hair. At the time of the incident, the passenger, a man described as Caucasian, was wearing a black baseball hat.
The vehicle was last seen speeding away westbound toward the Lougheed SkyTrain station.
The owner also offered a reward for the return of CoCo.
An ad on Kijiji from someone claiming to be the owner of CoCo is offering a $2,000 reward for the dog’s safe return.
The ad reads in part: “As long as it is our right dog, we will provide rewards at there. Please help us sincere way. We only need our dog to come home safely then happy to give rewards.”
