Eugene, OR – The Eugene Police Department is investigating the theft of a companion animal after a 73-year-old woman reported her dog missing from downtown Eugene in September.
Police said the woman contacted officers at the Downtown Public Safety Station around 2:15 a.m. on September 23 after discovering that her dog, Beau, was gone. She told police she had been sleeping near the corner of West Broadway and Olive Street with the dog beside her.
Surveillance video showed Beau wandering away around 12:30 a.m. A group of people later brought the dog back on his leash and tied him up near the woman while she was still asleep. Approximately 45 minutes later, the group returned, untied the leash and left with the dog, according to police…