Philadelphia family pleads for dog to be returned after it was stolen from home

A family is pleading for the safe return of their beloved Yorkshire Terrier after it was taken early Saturday morning outside their home in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. The 3-year-old dog has a special meaning following the tragic loss of their mother.

Lakeshia Lockhart says her 14-year-old niece stepped outside their Strawberry Mansion home along the 3200 block of West Norris Street to walk their black Yorkie when a man with a large dog suddenly approached.

Lockhart said their Yorkie wasn’t on a leash when her niece ran inside to get her help, leaving the dog, who was gone by the time they both made their way back out front…

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