Puppy bandit: Police seek man who took German Shepherd from McKinney Petland

The Brief

  • A 10-week-old German Shepherd puppy was stolen from a Petland in McKinney on Wednesday night.
  • Surveillance video shows the suspect, who wore a ski mask and appeared to be filling out a credit application, running out of the store with the puppy.
  • The suspect’s identity and current whereabouts are unknown, and police are asking for public assistance to locate him.

MCKINNEY, Texas McKinney police are looking for a man they say stole a German Shepherd puppy from a Petland on Wednesday.

McKinney Petland Theft

What we know:

The Petland at Craig Crossing on South Central Expressway has reported a 10-week-old German Shepherd missing after showing it to a potential customer around 10:15 p.m.

According to the release from the store, the suspect was seen on surveillance video arriving in a head covering similar to a ski mask. He lowered the covering to talk to an employee before being left in a playroom near the exit with the puppy.

The man reportedly appeared to be filling out a credit application before leaving the store in a hurry with the dog, ignoring staff and running once he got outside. Staff attempted to chase the man, but lost sight of him soon after.

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