Dog found safe and healthy after being forcibly taken from owner in Whitby
Posted January 4, 2021 1:26 pm.
Last Updated January 6, 2021 3:53 pm.
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Durham Regional police say they have safely located a dog that was stolen off the street in Whitby last week.
Police say around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, investigators were contacted by Brampton Animal Services and advised that Nina was located by a citizen wandering outside a hotel parking lot on Nevets Road in Brampton.
The dog was checked out by a veterinarian and deemed healthy. She was reunited with her owners earlier this afternoon.
A woman was walking her two dogs on Dec. 30 near Ash and Mary streets when she was approached by two men who forcefully took one of her dogs.
A bystander told police they saw what was happening and tried to help but was sprayed in the face with an unknown substance.
The suspects took off in a white SUV with “Nina” – a four-year-old brown and white mixed Bulldog.
Investigators arrested a 28-year-old man from Pickering who was charged with robbery, assault with a weapon, and administering a noxious substance.
He was released on an undertaking.
Investigators are still looking for the second suspect, described as male, Black, tall with a heavy build, orange/blonde hair and goes by the name of “Deebo.”
Anyone with information is being asked to contact investigators.
